Grapevine Bois noir (BN) is a phytoplasma disease that is widespread in most viticultural
regions of the world, and it can result in heavy reductions to yields and grape juice quality. At …

Following the discovery and description by the middle of the past century in France of an
epidemic grapevine disease called Flavescence dorée (FD), comparable disorders known …

“Flavescence dorée”(FD) is a grapevine quarantine disease associated with phytoplasmas
and transmitted to healthy plants by insect vectors, mainly Scaphoideus titanus …

Length heterogeneity-PCR assays, combined with statistical analyses, highlighted that the
endophytic bacterial community associated with healthy grapevines was characterized by a …

Aureobasidium pullulans and Epicoccum nigrum are frequently reported as endophytes of
various crops, including grapevine (Vitis vinifera). Because of their potential role as …

Nowadays, one of the main challenges is moving towards an eco-sustainable agriculture,
able to preserve the food production through a reduced use of pesticides. Current global …

Background Translational and post-translational protein modifications play a key role in the
response of plants to pathogen infection. Among the latter, phosphorylation is critical in …

Background Endophytic bacteria benefit host plant directly or indirectly, eg by biocontrol of
the pathogens. Up to now, their interactions with the host and with other microorganisms are …

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 …

Biostimulants are organic compounds which can influence the biochemical activity of the
whole plant. Lately, great attention has been focused on the possibility of using these …