by Vera Sergeeva | Oct 29, 2019 | Uncategorized
Dr Vera Sergeeva was invited to Japan last September to present on Anthracnose management at a workshop organised by the Shozu Olive Research Institute, Shodoshima Island. She also visited the Institute’s laboratories, met with research scientists and visited an...
by Vera Sergeeva | Jul 19, 2017 | International Society for Horticultural Science
Olive trees (Olea europaea L.) are among the oldest historically important fruit trees. References to olives within the western civilized world date back to Biblical and Roman times and to Greek mythology. Extra virgin olive oil proved itself indispensable in the...
by Vera Sergeeva | Apr 13, 2017 | Uncategorized
Every year I receive several emails like the one above concerning Olive Lace Bug (OLB). It is a serious olive tree pest which can cause heavy defoliation and total crop failure if not managed effectively. Effective control depends just as much on ensuring your olive...
by Vera Sergeeva | Apr 12, 2017 | 5th Int. Conf. Olivebioteq
View Publication In recent years increasing global interest in health and the environment has stimulated studies of alternatives to the usual procedures for controlling pests and diseases. As a result, management decisions now take into account the impact of control...
by Vera Sergeeva | Jan 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
Read Online Colletotrichum species have the capacity to produce asymptomatic latent (quiescent) infections on various olive tree tissues: during this symptomless biotrophic phase, the pathogen invades the host without killing them and feeds on living cells....
by Vera Sergeeva | Feb 9, 2015 | Australian & New Zealand Olivegrower & Processor
Read Online Published four times per year, this full-colour journal provides all in the olive industry with an abundance of practical information to assist in the production of quality olive products for domestic and discerning export markets. Quality production and...
by Vera Sergeeva | Feb 9, 2012 | Phytopathology
Juan Moral, José Jurado-Bello, M. Isabel Sánchez, Rodrígues de Oliveira, and Antonio Trapero | View Article The influence of temperature, wetness duration, and planting density on infection of olive fruit by Colletotrichum acutatum and C. simmondsii was examined in...
by Vera Sergeeva | Feb 9, 2012 | Phytopathology
Juan Moral and Antonio Trapero | View Article Anthracnose, caused by Colletotrichum spp., is a destructive disease of olive fruit worldwide. The objective of this study was to investigate the influence of agronomical and weather factors on inoculum production using...
by Vera Sergeeva | Feb 9, 2012 | Other
V. Sergeeva | View Article Anthracnose, caused by the fungi Colletotrichum acutatum and C. gloeosporioides, is a widespread and severe disease in most olive-growing countries, causing significant yield losses, poor fruit and oil quality. The disease incidence depends...
by Vera Sergeeva | Feb 9, 2012 | Other
Sara Godena, Alessandra Bendini, Elisa Giambanelli, Lorenzo Cerretani, Damir Ðermic´ and Edyta Ðermic | View Article We performed a survey on the yield, quality, and chemical characteristics of virgin olive oils from two olive varieties in Croatian Istria: Frantoio...
