A5049351221- Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
- Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food
- Plant Disease Management Techniques
- Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics
- Genetics and Plant Breeding
- Crop Yield and Soil Fertility
- Plant Virus Research Studies
- Agriculture, Plant Science, Crop Management
- Plant and soil sciences
- Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology
- Nematode management and characterization studies
- Genetically Modified Organisms Research
- Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies
- Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
- Fungal Plant Pathogen Control
- Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
- Plant Pathogens and Resistance
- Plant tissue culture and regeneration
- Plant and Fungal Interactions Research
- Powdery Mildew Fungal Diseases
- Banana Cultivation and Research
- CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
University of Turin
1991-2024
Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz Y Trigo
2005-2022
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
2006-2020
Bitron (Italy)
2000
Centro di Ricerca per la Patologia Vegetale
1994
Polytechnic University of Turin
1978
ABSTRACT The growing demands for food, feed, and bioenergy worldwide will require a 2% per annum increase in global maize ( Zea mays L.) production. Maize is one of the most important staple food crops across developing world as well being an feed crop livestock production emerging biofuel industry. genotypes can range from 0.5 to 5 m standing height at flowering, mature 60 330 d planting, produce 1 4 ears plant, 10 1800 kernels ear yield 23.5 Mg grain hectare. Even greater genetic diversity...
VALITEST is an EU‐funded project built to improve the reliability of diagnostic tests performed in plant health laboratories across European and Mediterranean region. The undertaken by a consortium 16 partners composed research institutions, private companies (such as kit providers), national protection organizations one intergovernmental organization (EPPO). Current harmonized procedures for validation test performance studies will be improved based on experience gained from including...
Rice bakanae disease, caused by Fusarium fujikuroi, nowadays represents the main threat for rice seed producers. With recent European guidelines progressively reducing use of chemical fungicides, new disease management strategies are urgently needed. The plant endosphere constitutes a source potential microbial biocontrol agents (BCAs) against fungal pathogens. Endophytic antagonists, with their close association host, more likely to withstand harsh field conditions, bottleneck BCAs...
A bacterial disease of maize, stalk and top rot, was found in the state Morelos February 2011, Puebla July 2013, Mexico. In both cases, incidence diseased plants lower than 0.5%. The typical symptoms were a soft rot darkening tissues affecting plant, causing breaking stalk. lesions progressed from to below nodes, leaf sheaths blades, rotten emitted an unpleasant odor. Eleven collected, colonies isolated fragments detached edges symptomatic after sterilization with 0.5% solution NaClO for 30...
Hazelnut (Corylus avellana) is widely grown in Italy, which the second largest producer worldwide with 132,700 tonnes harvested from 78,593 hectares (FAOSTAT, 2018 ). Powdery mildew caused by Phyllactinia guttata has been reported Italy and other European countries, but recently Austria, Switzerland central Europe a new species was discovered (Voglmayr et al., 2020; Beenken, 2020). During summer 2020, Villar Fioccardo (Torino province, Piedmont, Italy) on hazelnut (cv. 'Tonda Gentile')...
Maize chlorotic mottle virus (MCMV) has driven the emergence of maize lethal necrosis worldwide, where it threatens production in areas East Africa, South America, and Asia. It is thought that MCMV transmission through seed may be important for introduction new regions. Identification infested lots critical preventing spread seed. Although methods detecting leaf tissue are available, diagnostic its detection lacking. In this study, ELISA, RT-PCR, RT-qPCR were adapted Purified virions...
Seedborne pathogens represent a critical issue for successful agricultural production worldwide. Seed treatment with plant protection products constitutes one of the first options useful reducing seed infection or contamination and preventing disease spread. Basic substances are active, non-toxic already approved sold in EU other purposes, e.g., as foodstuff cosmetics, but they can also have significant role ecofriendly, safe, ecological alternatives to synthetic pesticides. regulated...
In 1993, control failures were reported on grapevine in northern Italy under severe downy mildew pressure after postinfection application of cymoxanil mixtures with copper or mancozeb. A monitoring survey was started immediately Piedmont (north‐western Italy) order to determine the sensitivity populations Plasmopara viticola from those vineyards where fungicide not controlling disease satisfactorily. 1994 and 1995, surveys extended north‐eastern Italy, performing as well past. Sampled tested...
Abstract Grapevine may be affected simultaneously by several pathogens whose complex interplay is largely unknown. We studied the effects of infection two grapevine viruses on powdery mildew and downy development molecular modifications induced in grapevines their multiple interactions. fanleaf virus (GFLV) rupestris stem pitting-associated (GRSPaV) were transmitted vitro-grafting to Vitis vinifera cv Nebbiolo Chardonnay virus-free plantlets regenerated somatic embryogenesis. Grapevines then...
Abstract Background In order to improve the biological control agent (BCA) efficacy, stress factors threatening viability of microorganisms during spray application need be determined. The effect mixture temperature and exposure time on Trichoderma harzianum T 22 Bacillus amyloliquefaciens QST713 were tested. Concurrently combined mechanical thermal BCA tested at two initial temperatures (14 25 °C) by simulating a using airblast sprayers featured different tank capacity liquid circuit...
The genus Fusarium includes several agronomically important and toxin-producing species that are distributed worldwide can cause a wide range of diseases. Crown stalk rot grain infections among the most severe symptoms spp. in maize. Disease development usually occurs during germination, but it may also affect later phases plant growth. purpose this study was to investigate diversity pathogenicity 41 isolates recovered from symptomatic seedlings collected Northern Italy seeds five different...