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First Report of ‘Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum’ on Carrot in Greece

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  PLANT DISEASE October 2017, Volume 101, Number 10, Page 1819 doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-03-17-0419-PDN Authors M. C. Holeva, P. E. Glynos, and C. D. Karafla Benaki Phytopathological Institute, Laboratory of Bacteriology, Kifissia, Greece. ABSTRACT In July 2016, a sample of 3-month-old carrot (Daucus carota L.) plants var. Dordogne from the region of Neochoraki (Boeotia, central Greece) exhibiting symptoms of secondary taproots, was sent for examination […]

Report outcomes from the International Symposium on Xylella fastidiosa in Brisbane now available online

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In May 2017, the Australian Government, Department of Agriculture and Water Resources organized an International Symposium on Xylella fastidiosa in Brisbane, Australia. The symposium was highly successful with 102 international delegates and speakers coming together over two days to share their experience and knowledge on how Australia can better prepare for the disease, and how […]

Economic impacts of Xylella fastidiosa on the Australian wine grape and wine-making industries

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Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) Authors Ahmed Hafi, Lucy Randall, Tony Arthur, Donkor Addai, Philip Tennant and Jay Gomboso REPORT OVERVIEW Xylella fastidiosa is a bacterium that affects many plant species around the world (Figure 1). In Brazil it infects an estimated 200 million citrus trees. In California, it causes […]

Great success for POnTE and XF-ACTORS Annual meeting 2017 in Palma de Mallorca

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The 2017 Annual Meeting of POnTE and XF-ACTORS Projects was successfully held on 15‒16 November 2017, at the University of the Balearic Islands, in Palma de Mallorca (Spain), following the three-day EFSA conference. This first remarkable joint meeting of the two large projects was attended by more than one hundred leading scientific experts and a number of stakeholders from all over […]

European Conference on Xylella fastidiosa 2017: book of abstracts

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European Conference on Xylella fastidiosa – Finding answers to a global problem, Palma de Mallorca (Spain) 13-15 November 2017 Book of Abstracts A major scientific conference on European research into Xylella fastidiosa was held in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, from 13-15 November 2017. The conference has been organised jointly by EFSA, the University of the Balearic Islands, […]

Towards a sustainable strategy for Xylella fastidiosa control

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Journal of Plant Pathology, 99(Supplement), S45. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1051042 Proceedings of the XXIII National Congress of the Italian Phytopathological Society – SIPaV, Piacenza, Italy, 4-5 October 2017 Authors G. D’Attoma (1,2), M. Morelli (1), S. Cicco (3), M. Saponari (1), P. Saldarelli (1) Affiliations (1) Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, Dipartimento di Scienze del Suolo, […]

Enfermedades causadas por la bacteria Xylella fastidiosa

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Enfermedades causadas por la bacteria Xylella fastidiosa | Diseases caused by Xylella fastidiosa bacterium Series: Monographs | ISBN: 978-84-95531-86-5 | Legal Deposit: AL-2159-2017 A book edited by: Cajamar Caja Rural, Spain Coordinated by: Landa, B. B. (IAS-CSIC), Marco-Noales, E., & López, M. M. (IVIA) Abstract [English Translation] The scientific, phytopathological, technical and media interest generated in Spain […]

Evaluation of an endophytic symbiont as biocontrol agent against Xylella fastidiosa CoDiRO

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Journal of Plant Pathology, 99(Supplement), S54. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1051042 Proceedings of the XXIII National Congress of the Italian Phytopathological Society – SIPaV, Piacenza, Italy, 4-5 October 2017 Authors M. Morelli (1), G. D’Attoma (1,2), M. Saponari (1), P. Saldarelli (1) (1) CNR-Istituto per la Protezione Sostenibile delle Piante (IPSP), Bari, Italy (2) Università degli Studi di Bari […]

Public perception foresters of invasive ash dieback pathogen arrival in Serbia

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Proceedings of the IUFRO 125th Anniversary Congress, 18 – 22 September 2017, Freiburg, Germany Authors Keca, L. (1) (1) University of Belgrade, Faculty of Forestry, Belgrade, Serbia Abstract Poster Presentation Hymenoscyphus fraxineus (anamorph Chalara fraxinea) and Phytophthora spp., endanger the state of health of forest ecosystems, cultures and nurseries in Serbia. The aim of the article is […]