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FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE
“INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON
THE EUROPEAN OUTBREAK OF XYLELLA
FASTIDIOSA IN OLIVE”
Bari, April 2014
Dear Colleagues,
the Institute of Plant Virology (CNR, Bari), the Department of Soil, Plant and Food
Science of the University of Bari, the Research Center "Basile Caramia" (CRSFA) of
Locorotondo, Bari, and the National and Regional Plant Health Services are pleased to
announce the "International Symposium on the European outbreak of Xylella fastidiosa in
olive”, to be held in Gallipoli (October 21-22, 2014), and followed by technical laboratory
workshops at the CRSFA, Locorotondo (October 23-24, 2014) .
Gallipoli is located in the area where the main outbreak of Xylella fastidiosa was first
reported in October 2013. The Symposium will offer a detailed overview of this emerging
threat and provide a great opportunity for exchanging information with the main
international experts on this topic. The conference includes plenary sessions on different
X. fastidiosa-related aspects, a field tour, a session on the legislative measures of
prevention, containment and eradication, and
three post-conference workshops to
address practical methodologies and techniques for detection and monitoring the
bacterium and its vectors.
The scientific program will cover the following topics:
■ THE QUICK DECLINE SYNDROME OF OLIVE
■ EPIDEMIOLOGY, ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT of X. fastidiosa-RELATED
DISEASES
■ OCCURENCE OF Xylella fastidiosa IN APULIA AND ITS IMPLICATIONS
■ CURRENT ACTIONS FOR CONTAINMENT
The first circular with information on travel and accommodation and a draft program will be
delivered soon.
ORGANIZERS
Institute of Plant Virology (CNR, Bari)
Department of Soil, Plant and Food Science of the University of Bari
Centro di Ricerca, Sperimentazione e Formazione in Agricoltura Basile Caramia
Servizio Fitosanitario Nazionale
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
- G. Martelli
- A. Purcell
- R. Almeida
- D. Bosco
- J. Janse
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
- D. Boscia
- V. Savino
- F. Porcelli
- F. Nigro
- A. Guario
- B. Faraglia
Congress secretariat
M. Saponari; G. Loconsole; F. Palmisano
Info: [email protected]

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