The BIOVEXO Project explores innovative biopesticides, which target the bacterium Xylella fastidiosa. Six candidate biocontrol solutions (bacterial strains, microbial metabolites, plant extracts, entomopathogenic fungus) acting either against X. fastidiosa or its vector will be tested within the BIOVEXO Project. These biopesticides will be evaluated for use in curative and preventive approaches of X. fastidiosa to control infections in olive and almond. Following the small-scale on-field validation and improved formulation, the BIOVEXO Project aims to upscale production of best-performing biopesticides. A large pilot scale on-field validation of control strategies for integrated pest management, including a real-life…
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Trasferimento di protocolli per organismi da quarantena e nocivi e per la selezione di materiali sanitariamente migliorati per il vivaismo pugliese(PRODIQUAVI)
The project aims to highlight agri-food productions through the protection of the territory from the introduction and spread of pathogens of economic and quarantine importance To achieve this goal, 4 activities (work packages) are planned: WP1-Coordination: aimed to implement effective administrative and financial management in achieving the expected objectives. WP2-Monitoring: aimed to controll the various project phases. WP3-Project research activities: Constitution and conservation of mother plants of economically relevant varieties/species (3.1); Phytosanitary analysis of Mediterranean germplasm of nursery interest by high throughput sequencing (3.2) Validation and transfer of innovative diagnostic…
Read MoreMonitoraggio e gestione sostenibile di nematodi fitoparassiti su vite e mais (NemaGest – MBLab)
In the last decades, climate change contributes to further increase the economic damages caused by nematodes, both due to spreading of very harmful species such as root-knot nematodes (since mostly tropical species and well adapted to warmer environments), and the arrival of alien species not previously recorded in the area. With specific reference to the agricultural systems of the Lombardy region, crops currently, or potentially more exposed to nematode attacks seem to be corn and grapevine. Moreover, a careful monitoring of cropped areas allows more targeted and eco-sustainable control strategies,…
Read More2018-A-289 Plant Health Bioinformatic Network (PHBN)
In the last decade, High-Throughput Sequencing (HTS), also referred to as Next Generation Sequencing (NGS), has revolutionized biology and medicine. The technology allows DNA and RNA sequencing data to be generated in huge amounts at a very low cost, enabling the parallel processing of many samples. The resulting large amounts of data have led to the blooming of a relatively new field: computational biology or bioinformatics. In medicine, NGS-based tests for disease diagnostics are becoming part of routine practice, and plant disease diagnostics seems to follow this path, with virology…
Read MoreLoconsole Giuliana
RESEARCHER giuliana.loconsole(AT)cnr.it 080.544.3068 publications: Orcid personal details and research activity: People Curriculum Vitae Researcher with more than 10 years of experience on invasive plant pathogens of woody crops gaining experience and contributing to develop novel knowledge about biological, serological and molecular characterization of olive- and citrus-infecting viruses/viroids and virus-like agents and contributing to the development of innovative diagnostic approaches: production of recombinant antisera, molecular hybridization, one tube RT-PCR, development of multiplex Real-time assays to detect citrus-infecting viruses and viroids and differentiate simultaneously severe viral/viroidal strains, using high resolution melting approaches.…
Read MorePentimone Isabella
RESEARCHER isabella.pentimone(AT)cnr.it 080.592.92215 publications: Orcid personnel details and activity: People Curriculum Vitae The research activity mainly concerns the study of fungal diseases of Mediterranean crops and plant / pathogen / microbial antagonist interactions investigation. The research carried out helped to determine the etiology of important plant diseases, to define the biology of pathogens, to develop advanced tools for the detection of biocontrol agents and pathogens, and to develop protection strategies for plants and ortho- fruit from infections, in field and post-harvest. Recent research works have concerned the microbial agent Pochonia…
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