Data di Pubblicazione:
2011
Citazione:
Stone fruit phytoplasma disease management in Lebanon / M. Molino Lova, C. Mahfoud, Y. Abou Jawdah, E. Choueiri, H. Abdul Nour, R. Fakhr, R. Al Achi, A. Alma, L. Picciau, P. Bianco. - In: PHYTOPATHOGENIC MOLLICUTES. - ISSN 2249-4669. - 1:2(2011), pp. 103-104. [10.5958/j.2249-4669.1.2.020]
Abstract:
The stone fruit production in Lebanon is threatened by the spread of almond witches’ broom. After a decade, the disease spread all over the cultivated regions, affecting also peaches and nectarines, representing a risk for the stone fruit production not only in Lebanon but also in the Middle East and Mediterranean regions. A national survey has been conducted in 495 Lebanese villages, monitoring about 900 orchards. On the basis of symptom observation, 368 plant samples have been collected and analyzed. Ninety-five percent of symptomatic almonds and 100% of symptomatic peach/nectarine samples tested positive to the analysis, whereas 99.1% of asymptomatic almond and 100% of asymptomatic peach/nectarine samples tested negative to the analyses. The disease was detected in 16 out of 26 Lebanese districts, at different rate of infection, on almond peach and nectarine samples. Moreover, a large insect collection, carried out over two years, allowed achieving a deeper knowledge on the fauna biodiversity in the Lebanese stone fruit orchards, finding some putative phytoplasma vectors that will be investigated in further researches.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Lebanon; Stone fruit
Elenco autori:
M. Molino Lova, C. Mahfoud, Y. Abou Jawdah, E. Choueiri, H. Abdul Nour, R. Fakhr, R. Al Achi, A. Alma, L. Picciau, P. Bianco
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