The POnTE training course Xylella fastidiosa and CaLsol successfully held at the Faculty of Agriculture, Belgrade
The POnTE training course “The theoretical and practical training on the detection of Xylella fastidiosa and Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum” was held at the University of Belgrade – Faculty of Agriculture (Serbia) from June 24 to June 26, 2019. The Training was organized through the EU H2020 funded project “Pest Organisms Threatening Europe”–POnTE, and was given […]
A lattice model to manage the vector and the infection of the Xylella fastidiosa on olive trees
Nature Scientific Reports, 9(1), 8723 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-44997-4. Authors Annalisa Fierro 1 , Antonella Liccardo 2 , Francesco Porcelli 3 Affiliations 1 Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) – Institute Superconductors, oxides and other innovative materials and devices (SPIN), Napoli, Italy. 2 Physics Department, Università degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II”, Napoli, Italy. Istituto Nazionale Fisica Nucleare […]
Published by FAO on behalf of the Secretariat of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Abstract This guide was created under the auspices of the IPPC Secretariat as a component of the IPPC National Phytosanitary Capacity Building Strategy, which was adopted by the fifth session of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) (2010) of the […]
Authors: Annalisa Fierro; Antonella Liccardo; Francesco Porcelli. Published: June 19, 2019 Abstract: Since October 2013 a new devastating plant disease, known as Olive Quick Decline Syndrome, has been killing most of the olive trees distributed in Apulia, South Italy. Xylella fastidiosa pauca ST53 is the plant pathogenic bacterium responsible for the disease, and the adult […]
An intense program of dissemination events and conferences for the consortium XF-ACTORS next week. Representatives of the XF-ACTORS and PonTE consortia will attend and contribute to the program of the following events: – WG4 meeting “Disease Management – Vector Control” of the COST ACTION EUROXANTH in Viterbo (Italy) – July 8, 2019 – 4th International […]
Citizen scientists have provided a wealth of new data on a curious insect that makes blobs of spittle on plants. More than 11,000 sightings of the spittlebug, or froghopper, have been recorded across the UK, with the south of England proving a stronghold. The information will be used to prepare for the threat of the […]
The NPPO of Israel recently informed the EPPO Secretariat of the first record of Xylella fastidiosa (EPPO A2 List) on its territory. During a survey carried out in 2017-2018, a few symptomatic almond (Prunus dulcis) trees were discovered and subsequently eradicated. More recently, symptomatic almond trees were discovered in 3 adjacent commercial orchards in the […]
A technical seminar on the main implications for the nursery industry of the new Plant Health Regime that will be applicable from 14 December 2019, were presented on June 1st at Vivai Capitanio (Monopoli, Italy) within the annual event organized by ANVE and several partners.
A 3-day course has been organized this week by the Apulian association of agronomist to provide critical information and share relevant scientific background with agronomists and farm advisories operating in the Xylella-demarcated and pest-free areas of this region. Lectures and practical demonstrations on the main aspects characterizing the bacterium and its vectors involve the major […]
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