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OLIVE OIL TIMES | Research shows Leccino less susceptible to Xf

According to a new study, the Leccino olive variety appears to be ‘tolerant’ to the attack of the Xylella fastidiosa bacterium that has wiped out large swaths of Italian olive-growing regions. By YLENIA GRANITTO According to new research the variety Leccino appears to be ‘tolerant’ to the attack of the Xylella fastidiosa bacterium. The study, […]

Spittlebugs as vectors of Xylella fastidiosa in olive orchards in Italy

ORIGINAL PAPER  Daniele Cornara. Department of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy Maria Saponari. Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, National Research Council (CNR), Bari, Italy Adam R. Zeilinger. Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA Angelo De Stradis. Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, National Research Council (CNR), Bari, Italy […]

Three new plant species found infected by Xylella fastidiosa in Apulia

Phillyrea latifolia L. (also known as “mock privet”), Lavandula stoechas L. (the “French lavender”) and Eremophila maculata F. Muell. (the “spotted emu bush”), three plant species forming largely spread shrubs in the Mediterranean “macchia”, have been recently found infected by Xylella fastidiosa in Salento (Italy), thus joining the lengthening list of plant hosts susceptible to […]

Understanding space-time dynamics of plant disease epidemics: Verticillium wilt and Xylella fastidiosa as case studies: a seminar by Dr. Juan Antonio Navas-Cortés (CSIC-IAS) in Bari

The CNR-Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, in the context of POnTE activities, hosts for a 10-day visit the research team from CSIC-IAS. During this visit, Dr. Juan A. Navas-Cortés will give a speech on “Understanding space-time dynamics of plant disease epidemics: Verticillium wilt and Xylella fastidiosa as case studies”,  on July 6, 2016 at 11:00 am. […]