Grapevine leafroll disease (GLD) is one of the most important grapevine viral diseases
affecting grapevines worldwide. The impact on vine health, crop yield, and quality is difficult to …

Grapevine leafroll disease (GLD) is caused by a complex of vector-borne virus species in
the family Closteroviridae. GLD is present in all grape-growing regions of the world, primarily …

The bacterium Xylella fastidiosa re-emerged as a plant pathogen of global importance in 2013
when it was first associated with an olive tree disease epidemic in Italy. The current threat …

Xylella fastidiosa, which causes Pierce's disease of grapevine and other important plant
diseases, is a xylem-limited bacterium that depends on insect vectors for transmission. Although …

Xylella fastidiosa causes Pierce's disease of grapevine as well as several other major
agricultural diseases but is a benign endophyte in most host plants. X. fastidiosa colonizes the …

Xylella fastidiosa is a xylem-limited bacterium transmitted to plants by xylem sap-feeding
insects. This pathogen has a wide host range, causing disease in crops such as grape, citrus, …

Economic losses resulting from vineyard mealybug infestations have increased dramatically
during the past decade. In response, there has been a cosmopolitan effort to improve …

Emerging plant diseases frequently have significant economic, environmental, cultural, and
social impacts. The prediction of new disease emergence, associated with new pathogens …

Pierce’s disease (PD) of grapevines is caused by a xylem-limited bacterium Xylella fastidiosa
(Wells, Raju, Hung, Weisburg, Mandelco-Paul, and Brenner) that is transmitted to plants by …

The recent introduction of Xylella fastidiosa in Europe and its involvement in the Olive Quick
Decline Syndrome (OQDS) in Apulia (Salento, Lecce district, South Italy) led us to …