CIHEAM Bari took part with its scientists in the International Plant Protection Congress (IPPC) 2024 'Healthy Plants Support Human Welfare' in Athens from 1 to 5 July.
The event gathered about 800 researchers from different countries.
CIHEAM Bari co-organised and co-chaired two sessions:
- A side session on 'Xylella fastidiosa' jointly with the Benaki Institute of Athens
CIHEAM Bari oral presentations included:
- Precision surveillance systems for Xylella fastidiosa in olive groves (A.M D’Onghia)
- ANCoSIX National project (F. Valentini)
- Capacity building and networking for Xylella fastidiosa containment in Europe and in Third Countries: the impact of MSCA H2020 Cure-XF project (M. El Moujabber).
In addition, a poster was featured on "Real-time lamp detection of Xylella fastidiosa in olive trees using the membrane-based method and stored plant material".
- A side session on Plant Health Research Coordination: 'An international endeavour’ jointly with Euphresco
CIHEAM Bari presentations included:
- Plant health research priorities for the Mediterranean region (A.M D’Onghia)
- Research to address future challenges and to strengthen plant protection (A.M D’Onghia).
One oral presentation was also delivered at the 14th International Verticillium Symposium (4-6 July 2024), which was organised as an IPPC satellite symposium on:
- 'Essential oils as a new approach to manage verticillium wilt of tomato, eggplant, and olive under controlled conditions’;
For more details about the sessions, visit:
· Xylella fastidiosa Session
· Plant Health Research Coordination Session
· https://www.ippcathens2024.gr/14ivs
· https://www.ippcathens2024.gr/abstracts
