FISV Days 2018 in Torino

FISV Days 2018 in Torino


I FISV Days 2018 si tengono il 23 novembre a Torino, organizzati dalla Federazione Italiana Scienze della Vita (FISV), che raccoglie 14 Società Scientifiche affiliate con oltre 5000 ricercatori operanti nel campo delle Scienze della Vita.
Una serie di mini conferenze tenute da relatori...

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Agricultural Officer  ( IPPC Technical Support) position available at FAO (Rome)

Agricultural Officer ( IPPC Technical Support) position available at FAO (Rome)


The Secretariat of the International Plant Protection Convention is recruiting a plant health expert to work in Rome.

Deadline 7 December 2018

http://www.fao.org/employment/irecruitment-access/en/
Info: [email protected]

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IX Annual Meeting European PhD Network

IX Annual Meeting European PhD Network


The IX Annual Meeting European PhD Network "Insect Science" will take place at Scuola di Agraria, University of Florence, November 14-16, 2018.



Mail to: [email protected]

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Synthesis and testing of novel alternative oxidase (AOX) inhibitors with antifungal activity against Moniliophthora perniciosa (Stahel), the causal agent of witches’ broom disease of cocoa, and other phytopathogens

Synthesis and testing of novel alternative oxidase (AOX) inhibitors with antifungal activity against Moniliophthora perniciosa (Stahel), the causal agent of witches’ broom disease of cocoa, and other phytopathogens

BACKGROUND
Moniliophthora perniciosa (Stahel) Aime & Phillips‐Mora is the causal agent of witches’ broom disease (WBD) of cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) and a threat to the chocolate industry. The membrane‐bound enzyme alternative oxidase...

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Phytoplasma effector SWP1 induces witches’ broom symptom by destabilizing the TCP transcription factor BRANCHED1

Phytoplasma effector SWP1 induces witches’ broom symptom by destabilizing the TCP transcription factor BRANCHED1

Phytoplasmas are insect‐transmitted phytopathogenic bacteria, which secrete effector proteins that are often responsible for altering the plant morphology and behaviours of their vectors. Phytoplasma multifunctional effector proteins TENGU and SAP11 induce typical witches’ broom symptoms, but...

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Journal of Plant Pathology - Volume 100, Issue 3, October 2018

Journal of Plant Pathology - Volume 100, Issue 3, October 2018

The last issue of the Journal of Plant Pathology is online

Volume 100, Issue 3, October 2018

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Proceedings of the XXIV National Congress of the Italian Phytopathological Society (Ancona, 5-7 September 2018)

Proceedings of the XXIV National Congress of the Italian Phytopathological Society (Ancona, 5-7 September 2018)

The Proceedings of the XXIV National Congress of the Italian Phytopathological Society (Ancona, 5-7 September 2018) are available within the last Issue of the JPP.

Volume 100, Issue 3, October 2018

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Network Analysis: A Systems Framework to Address Grand Challenges in Plant Pathology

Network Analysis: A Systems Framework to Address Grand Challenges in Plant Pathology


Plant pathology must address a number of challenges, most of which are characterized by complexity. Network analysis offers useful tools for addressing complex systems and an opportunity for synthesis within plant pathology and between it and relevant disciplines such as in the social sciences....

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