The French Ministry of agriculture releases an informative update on Xylella outbreaks in France
The French Ministry for Agriculture, Food and Forestry has recently released on its informative website Alim’agri two useful factsheets containing several updated information on Xylella fastidiosa outbreaks in PACA and Corsica regions. The jargon-free pages, so far available only in French, intends to explain in simple terms how is it transmitted Xylella fastidiosa, what are the symptoms it causes, what […]
Two upcoming courses promote innovative diagnostics for plant pathogens
To meet the increasing need for cost-effective and highly sensitive molecular methods for early detection of harmful plant pathogens two innovative training courses will be organized in the next months. The first course will target the recently introduced digital PCR (dPCR), and will be held in Ljubljana (Slovenia), from October 5th to 7th, 2016. The […]
OLIVE OIL TIMES | Strategy to contain Xylella fastidiosa organically shows promise
Researchers used organic substances to stimulate the plant’s development of phytoalexins, which are barriers used in its internal war against the pathogen. By YLENIA GRANITTO Researchers of the University of Foggia in collaboration with Copagri, the confederation of agriculture manufacturers, started a trial in 2015 on olive trees affected by Rapid Complex Desiccation, or so-called […]
FAO launches a cooperation programme to fight Xylella fastidiosa introduction in Near East and North Africa
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has officially launched in Tunis a technical cooperation programme aiming to prevent the introduction and spread in North Africa and Middle East region of Xylella fastidiosa, that is currently devastating olives in the southern Italian region of Apulia. The project, was launched on August, 29 at the […]
THE GOOD LIFE | Xylella fastidiosa : la bactérie qui menace les oliviers
Article in original language By FLORENT DETROY En 2015, les prix de l’huile d’olive, en Europe, ont subitement augmenté de 20 % par rapport à 2014. La cause ? La disparition de milliers d’oliviers dans le sud de l’Italie, victimes de la Xylella fastidiosa. Alors que les autorités italiennes peinent à traiter le phénomène, les […]
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