Genome editing: targeting susceptibility genes for plant disease resistance

SSA Zaidi, MS Mukhtar, S Mansoor - Trends in Biotechnology, 2018 - cell.com
Plant pathogens pose a major threat to crop productivity. Typically, phytopathogens exploit
plants' susceptibility (S) genes to facilitate their proliferation. Disrupting these S genes may …

Xylella fastidiosa in Olive in Apulia: Where We Stand

M Saponari, A Giampetruzzi, G Loconsole… - …, 2019 - Am Phytopath Society
A dramatic outbreak of Xylella fastidiosa decimating olive was discovered in 2013 in Apulia,
Southern Italy. This pathogen is a quarantine bacterium in the European Union (EU) and …

Previsual symptoms of Xylella fastidiosa infection revealed in spectral plant-trait alterations

PJ Zarco-Tejada, C Camino, PSA Beck, R Calderon… - Nature Plants, 2018 - nature.com
Plant pathogens cause significant losses to agricultural yields and increasingly threaten
food security, ecosystem integrity and societies in general,,–. Xylella fastidiosa is one of the …

Divergent abiotic spectral pathways unravel pathogen stress signals across species

PJ Zarco-Tejada, T Poblete, C Camino… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Plant pathogens pose increasing threats to global food security, causing yield losses that
exceed 30% in food-deficit regions. Xylella fastidiosa (Xf) represents the major …

New insights on molecular regulation of biofilm formation in plant‐associated bacteria

LF Castiblanco, GW Sundin - Journal of integrative plant …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Biofilms are complex bacterial assemblages with a defined three‐dimensional architecture,
attached to solid surfaces, and surrounded by a self‐produced matrix generally composed of …

Ionomic approaches for discovery of novel stress-resilient genes in plants

S Ali, A Tyagi, H Bae - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Plants, being sessile, face an array of biotic and abiotic stresses in their lifespan that
endanger their survival. Hence, optimized uptake of mineral nutrients creates potential new …

[HTML][HTML] Detecting Xylella fastidiosa in a machine learning framework using Vcmax and leaf biochemistry quantified with airborne hyperspectral imagery

C Camino, K Araño, JA Berni, H Dierkes… - Remote Sensing of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The bacterium Xylella fastidiosa (Xf) is a plant pathogen that can block the flow of
water and nutrients through the xylem. Xf symptoms may be confounded with generic water …

CRISPR/Cas9-mediated targeted mutagenesis of TAS4 and MYBA7 loci in grapevine rootstock 101-14

S Sunitha, CD Rock - Transgenic research, 2020 - Springer
Pierce's disease (PD) of grapevine (Vitis vinifera) is caused by the bacterium Xylella
fastidiosa and is vectored by xylem sap-sucking insects, whereas Grapevine Red Blotch …

Ionomic Differences between Susceptible and Resistant Olive Cultivars Infected by Xylella fastidiosa in the Outbreak Area of Salento, Italy

G D'Attoma, M Morelli, P Saldarelli, M Saponari… - Pathogens, 2019 - mdpi.com
Olive quick decline syndrome (OQDS) is a devastating disease of olive trees in the Salento
region, Italy. This disease is caused by the bacterium Xylella fastidiosa, which is widespread …

Further In Vitro Assessment and Mid-Term Evaluation of Control Strategy of Xylella fastidiosa subsp. pauca in Olive Groves of Salento (Apulia, Italy)

G Tatulli, V Modesti, N Pucci, V Scala, A L'Aurora… - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
During recent years; Xylella fastidiosa subsp. pauca (Xfp) has spread in Salento causing
relevant damage to the olive groves. Measures to contain the spreading of the pathogen …