Bacterial diseases that may or do emerge, with (possible) economic damage for europe and the mediterranean basin: Notes on epidemiology, risks, prevention and management on first occurrence

Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 94, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2012, Pages 5-29

  Janse, J D ^a  

^a Dutch General Inspection Service   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Geographical distribution; Host plants; Plant pathogens; Quarantine; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ACIDOVORAX; ACTINIDIA CHINENSIS; ACTINIDIA DELICIOSA; AESCULUS; AESCULUS HIPPOCASTANUM; ALLIUM CEPA; ALTICINI; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTERICERA COCKERELLI; CACOPSYLLA PYRI; CANDIDATUS LIBERIBACTER; CANDIDATUS LIBERIBACTER ASIATICUS; CANDIDATUS PHYTOPLASMA; CANDIDATUS PHYTOPLASMA PHOENICIUM; CANDIDATUS PHYTOPLASMA SOLANI; CHAETOCNEMA PULICARIA; CICADELLA VIRIDIS; CITRUS; COLEOPTERA; DAUCUS CAROTA; DIAPHORINA CITRI; DICKEYA; EQUUS SUBG. HIPPOTIGRIS; ERWINIA; ERWINIA PSIDII; EUPHORBIA PULCHERRIMA; HEXAPODA; LYTHRACEAE; PANTOEA; PANTOEA ANANATIS; PANTOEA STEWARTII SUBSP. STEWARTII; PASSIFLORA EDULIS; PHILAENUS SPUMARIUS; PRUNUS; PRUNUS DULCIS; PRUNUS LAUROCERASUS; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE PV. ACTINIDIAE; PSIDIUM; PSYLLIDAE; PULICARIA; PYRUS; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS); SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TRIOZA APICALIS; TRIOZA ERYTREAE; VITACEAE; XANTHOMONAS AXONOPODIS; XANTHOMONAS CAMPESTRIS; XANTHOMONAS CITRI; XYLELLA FASTIDIOSA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84872401260     PISSN: 11254653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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