by Vera Sergeeva | Apr 7, 2011 | The Olive Press
Vera Sergeeva | View Article Biological and non-chemical plant protection is important worldwide as an alternative to the use of conventional chemical pesticides. Biological pest control is the use of natural organisms as an alternative to, or in conjunction with,...
by Vera Sergeeva | Mar 11, 2011 | Journal of Yeast and Fungal Research
S. J. Sanei and S. E. Razavi | View Article Olive leaf spot or peacock spot, caused by the fungal pathogen Spilocaea oleagina, can cause reduced growth and yield in olive trees (Olea eurapaea). Investigations were carried out during 2007-2010 to measure the prevalence...
by Vera Sergeeva | Mar 7, 2011 | Australian & New Zealand Olivegrower & Processor
Vera Sergeeva | View Article Climate change has the potential to significantly impact Australia’s agricultural production. The predicted results of climate change – increased temperature, moisture and CO2 – can impact all three elements of the plant...
by Vera Sergeeva | Feb 9, 2011 | International Horticultural Congress
V. Sergeeva and R. Spooner-Hart | View Article The main aim of our research is to contribute to the knowledge on diseases and disorders of olives in Australia. Based on our diagnostic and field research work we report several new records of fruit rots and of fungi...
by Jessica | Feb 8, 2011 | Phytopathologia Mediterranea
Roberto Faedda, Giovanni Enrico Agosteo, Leonardo Schena, Saveria Mosca, Salvatore Frisullo. Gaetano Magnano Di San Lio and Santa Olga Cacciola | View Article Molecular analyses of a large population of isolates, previously identified as group B or genetic group A4 of...
by Jessica | Feb 8, 2011 | Journal of Phytopathology
Carlos Trapero, Luis F. Roca, Esteban Alca´ntara and Francisco J. Lo´ pez-Escudero | View Article Verticillium wilt of olive, caused by Verticillium dahliae Kleb., is the most severe disease affecting this crop in most olive growing countries. In this study, the...
by Jessica | Feb 8, 2011 | New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science
R. K. Taylor, C.N. Hale, W. F. T. Hartill | View Article A disease complex, with symptoms that include stem cankers and tip die-back, is reported in New Zealand olives (Olea europaea L.). Bacteria from stem cankers of olive were consistently isolated as pale...
by Jessica | Jan 8, 2011 | The Olive Press
Vera Sergeeva | View Article Some olive varieties are more susceptible to anthracnose than others. Warm and wet weather can further aggravate the problem, leading to infections of epidemic-like proportions. Wet weather makes the application of chemical treatments...
by Jessica | Nov 2, 2010 | Plant Pathology
H. S. S. Duartea, P. G. C. Cabrala, O. L. Pereiraa, L. Zambolima, E. D. Gonc¸alvesb, J. Vieira Netob, E. M. Zambolima and V. Sergeeva | View Article The olive tree is an arboreal species belonging to the family Oleaceae with recognized importance in the production of...
by Jessica | Oct 22, 2010 | Marschner Review
Francisco Javier López-Escudero & Jesús Mercado-Blanco | View Article Olive (Olea europaea L.) is one of the first domesticated and cultivated tree species and has historical, social and economical relevance. However, its future as a strategic commodity in...
