Over the past decade, Italian kiwifruit orchards and overall production have faced a significant threat from Kiwifruit Vine Decline Syndrome (KVDS). Despite the insights gained from metagenomics studies into
Highlights Linda Felici, Vessela Atanasova, Nadia Ponts, Christine Ducos, Sara Francesconi, Francesco Sestili, Florence Richard-Forget, Giorgio Mariano Balestra, Cyanidin 3-O-glucoside and other anthocyanins affect enniatins
Highlights Felici L., Castellani F., Francesconi S., Vitali M., Sestili F., G. M. Balestra. Early and late responses to Fusarium Head blight in durum wheat:
Durum wheat is among the cereal crops with the highest susceptibility to Fusarium Head Blight (FHB), the most devastating wheat disease. Purple pericarp durum wheat
Highlights Antonella Cardacino, Silvia Turco, Leandro Pereira-Dias, Paulo Ricardo Oliveira-Pinto, Maria Conceição Santos, Giorgio Mariano Balestra, Physiological and molecular drivers of Kiwifruit Vine Decline Syndrome:
Muawiya, M.A., Schiavi, D., Rongai, D. et al. Pomegranate peel extract as a sustainable plant protection agent against Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris: mechanisms and applications.
Olive Quick Decline Syndrome (OQDS), caused by the bacterium Xylella fastidiosa, subsp. pauca, has devastated olive groves in Italy’s Apulia region since 2013. Despite significant scientific progress,
Scientific research, within the framework of a circular and sustainable economy, has increasingly focused on wild plants and agricultural by-products as valuable sources of bioactive