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A survey in natural olive resources exposed to high inoculum pressure indicates the presence of traits of resistance to Xylella fastidiosa in Leccino offspring

Authors: Pierfederico La Notte, Maria Saponari, Soraya Mousavi, Roberto Mariotti, Raied Abou Kubaa, Roya Nikbakht, Giovanni Melcarne, Francesco Specchia, Giuseppe Altamura, Angela Ligorio, Donato Boscia, Antony Surano, Pasquale Saldarelli, Annalisa Giampetruzzi
Date Published: 30/09/2024
Keywords: Resistance | Surveillance
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2024.1457831
Repository link: http://hdl.handle.net/10261/374983

Abstract

The epidemic spread of the harmful bacterium Xylella fastidiosa causing the “olive quick decline syndrome”, decimating olive trees in southern Italy, in the region of Apulia, prompted investigations to search for olive genotypes harbouring traits of resistance.

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