A zinc, copper and citric acid biocomplex shows promise for control of <em>Xylella fastidiosa</em> subsp. <em>pauca</em> in olive trees in Apulia region (southern Italy)

The bacterium Xylella fastidiosa subsp. pauca is associated with the “olive quick decline syndrome” in the Apulia region of southern Italy. To investigate control of this phytopathogen, a compound containing zinc and copper complexed with citric-acid hydracids (Dentamet®) was evaluated for in vitro...

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Main Authors: Marco SCORTICHINI, Jianchi CHEN, Monica DE CAROLI, Giuseppe DALESSANDRO, Nicoletta PUCCI, Vanessa MODESTI, Alessia L’AURORA, Milena PETRICCIONE, Luigi ZAMPELLA, Francesco MASTROBUONI, Danilo MIGONI, Laura DEL COCO, Chiara Roberta GIRELLI, Filippo PIACENTE, Nicola CRISTELLA, Paolo MARANGI, Francesco LADDOMADA, Michele DI CESARE, Gianluigi CESARI, Francesco Paolo FANIZZI, Stefania LORETI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2018-03-01
Series:Phytopathologia Mediterranea
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Online Access:https://oajournals.fupress.net/index.php/pm/article/view/5750