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Infectious plant diseases: etiology, current status, problems and prospects in plant protection Open
In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of diseases caused by bacterial, fungal, and viral infections. Infections affect plants at different stages of agricultural production. Depending on weather conditions and the phyto…
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Research of possibility of application of non-thermal plasma for phytosanitary treat-ment of barley seeds Open
МИНИСТЕРСТВО СЕЛЬСКОГО ХОЗЯЙСТВА РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИДепартамент научно-технологической политики и образования Федеральное государственное бюджетное научное учреждение «Российский научно-исследовательский институт информации и технико-экон…
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Impact of<i>Xylella fastidiosa</i>subspecies<i>pauca</i>in European olives Open
Xylella fastidiosa is the causal agent of plant diseases that cause massive economic damage. In 2013, a strain of the bacterium was, for the first time, detected in the European territory (Italy), causing the Olive Quick Decline Syndrome. …
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Copper in plant protection: current situation and prospects Open
Copper has been used in agriculture to control oomycetes, fungi and bacteria for over a century. It plays important roles in integrated pest management, but is essential in organic farming, where disease management depends almost exclusive…
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The Atoxigenic Biocontrol Product Aflasafe SN01 Is a Valuable Tool to Mitigate Aflatoxin Contamination of Both Maize and Groundnut Cultivated in Senegal Open
Aflatoxin contamination of groundnut and maize infected by Aspergillus section Flavi fungi is common throughout Senegal. The use of biocontrol products containing atoxigenic Aspergillus flavus strains to reduce crop aflatoxin content has b…
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Pine wilt disease: A global threat to forestry Open
Pines are the most economically important trees in the world and, together with eucalyptus, they dominate commercial forests. But the success of a relatively small number of widely planted species, such as Pinus pinaster , the maritime pin…
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Wine microbiology is driven by vineyard and winery anthropogenic factors Open
Summary The effects of different anthropic activities (vineyard: phytosanitary protection; winery: pressing and sulfiting) on the fungal populations of grape berries were studied. The global diversity of fungal populations (moulds and yeas…
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High‐throughput sequencing technologies for plant pest diagnosis: challenges and opportunities Open
High‐throughput sequencing ( HTS ) technologies have revolutionized plant pest research and are now raising interest for plant pest diagnostics, with plant virus diagnostics at the forefront of development. However, the application of HTS …
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Phytosanitary Interventions for Safe Global Germplasm Exchange and the Prevention of Transboundary Pest Spread: The Role of CGIAR Germplasm Health Units Open
The inherent ability of seeds (orthodox, intermediate, and recalcitrant seeds and vegetative propagules) to serve as carriers of pests and pathogens (hereafter referred to as pests) and the risk of transboundary spread along with the seed …
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Antiviral Activity of Ribosome-Inactivating Proteins Open
Ribosome-inactivating proteins (RIPs) are rRNA N-glycosylases from plants (EC 3.2.2.22) that inactivate ribosomes thus inhibiting protein synthesis. The antiviral properties of RIPs have been investigated for more than four decades. Howeve…
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Nematicides: history, mode, and mechanism action Open
Nematodes are non-segmented invertebrate animals, which are one of the major phytosanitary problems worldwide, especially in tropical and subtropical regions, attacking the root system of plants they removing photo-assimilates and reducing…
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Risk to plant health of Flavescence dorée for the EU territory Open
Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH) performed a quantitative analysis of the risk posed by the Flavescence dorée phytoplasma (FDp) in the EU territory. Three scenarios were analysed, one w…
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Standards and regulatory cooperation in regional trade agreements: What the effects on trade? Open
The agenda of trade negotiation in the agri‐food sector is characterized by an exponential increase of sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures and of Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs). Their joint effect on trade is puzzling and still an …
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Cryptic Risks to Forest Biosecurity Associated with the Global Movement of Commercial Seed Open
The import and export of tree seed carries with it risks of inadvertent introduction of pests and pathogens to hitherto unaffected regions. Although trade in seed of specified trees is regulated, phytosanitary requirements for most tree sp…
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Emergence of tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus in Italy: estimation of incidence and genetic diversity Open
Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus (To LCNDV ) is a bipartite begomovirus (family Geminiviridae ) identified for the first time in 1995 in Asia, from where it spread into several countries of the Mediterranean basin. To LCNDV was found in Sp…
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Biodiversity of Pests in Grain Agrocenosis in Kabardino-Balkaria Open
The article studies the issues of resistance of winter wheat varieties selected by the State Center of grain n.a. P.P. Lukyanenko and the Institute of Agriculture of the KBRC of the RAS to pests. The studies were conducted in the steppe zo…
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Causes of Hass Avocado Fruit Rejection in Preharvest, Harvest, and Packinghouse: Economic Losses and Associated Variables Open
The areas planted with avocado in Colombia have increased to position this fruit in international markets. To achieve this goal, the offered fruits need to meet optimal production standards. The aim of this study was to identify the main p…
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Advances in propagation of Ficus carica L. Open
Fig tree (Ficus carica L.) stands out due to its range of cultivation and easy adaptation to diverse edaphoclimatic conditions. In addition to its adaptability, fruits have nutraceutical characteristics and are used in industry and for fre…
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Tracking the Spread of Sneaking Aliens by Integrating Crowdsourcing and Spatial Modeling: The Italian Invasion of Halyomorpha halys Open
Polyphagous phytophagous organisms that shelter in man-made objects have a higher chance of becoming invasive fast-spreading pests, going undetected during phytosanitary checks and travelling with any type of goods. However, if the same or…
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Pine Nuts: A Review of Recent Sanitary Conditions and Market Development Open
Pine nuts are non-wood forest products (NWFP) with a constantly growing market notwithstanding a series of phytosanitary issues and related trade problems. The aim of this paper is to review the literature on the relationship between phyto…
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Climate vs grapevine pests and diseases worldwide: the first results of a global survey Open
Aim: This paper aimed to address the relationship between grapevine disease, pest occurrences and climate. The extremely large extension of viticulture worldwide offers the possibility to evaluate the impacts of climate variability on many…
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Potential of Yeasts as Biocontrol Agents of the Phytopathogen Causing Cacao Witches’ Broom Disease: Is Microbial Warfare a Solution? Open
Plant diseases caused by fungal pathogens are responsible for major crop losses worldwide, with a significant socio-economic impact on the life of millions of people who depend on agriculture-exclusive economy. This is the case of the Witc…
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The effect of Sanitary and Phytosanitary measures on Vietnam’s rice exports Open
We have witnessed increasing concerns about the impacts of food safety standards on agricultural trade. This paper explores how Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) measures affect Vietnam’s rice exports. Using different estimation methods to …
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Trends in Molecular Diagnosis and Diversity Studies for Phytosanitary Regulated Xanthomonas Open
Bacteria in the genus Xanthomonas infect a wide range of crops and wild plants, with most species responsible for plant diseases that have a global economic and environmental impact on the seed, plant, and food trade. Infections by Xanthom…
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Phytosanitary Treatments Against<i>Bactrocera dorsalis</i>(Diptera: Tephritidae): Current Situation and Future Prospects Open
Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) (Diptera: Tephritidae) is arguably the most important tephritid attacking fruits after Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tephritidae). In 2003 it was found in Africa and quickly spread to most of the sub…
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Managing nematodes in Egyptian citrus orchards Open
Backed by its Mediterranean climate, fertile soils, cheap labor, and geographic location, Egypt ranks high among citrus producer countries. These factors can collectively offer early fruiting and long harvest season, good quality, low prod…
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Are traded forest tree seeds a potential source of nonnative pests? Open
The international seed trade is considered relatively safe from a phytosanitary point of view and is therefore less regulated than trade in other plants for planting. However, the pests carried by traded seeds are not well known. We assess…
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Biological Control of a Phytosanitary Pest (Thaumatotibia leucotreta): A Case Study Open
Thaumatotibia leucotreta, known as the false codling moth, is a pest of citrus and other crops in sub-Saharan Africa. As it is endemic to this region and as South Africa exports most of its citrus around the world, T. leucotreta has phytos…
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Phytosanitary Irradiation Open
Phytosanitary treatments disinfest traded commodities of potential quarantine pests. Phytosanitary irradiation (PI) treatments use ionizing radiation to accomplish this, and, since their international commercial debut in 2004, the use of t…
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Viruses of cucurbit crops: current status in the Mediterranean Region Open
Cucurbits are among the most cultivated crops, and the most economically important species are melon (Cucumis melo L.), cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.), watermelon (Citrullus lanatus Thumb.), squash (Cucurbita pepo L.), and pumpkin (Cucurbit…