Phenolic Extract from Olive Leaves as a Promising Endotherapeutic Treatment against IXylella fastidiosa/I in Naturally Infected IOlea europaea/I Trees

• Published in: Biology (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 12; no. 8
• Main Authors: Vizzarri, Veronica, Ienco, Annamaria, Benincasa, Cinzia, Perri, Enzo, Pucci, Nicoletta, Cesari, Erica, Novellis, Carmine, Rizzo, Pierluigi, Pellegrino, Massimiliano, Zaffina, Francesco, Lombardo, Luca
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 01.08.2023
• Subjects: Analysis; Cost control; Medicine, Botanic; Medicine, Herbal; Quarantine

The currently applied containment strategies against the quarantine bacterium Xylella fastidiosa, the causative agent of olive quick decline syndrome, resulted to be only partially effective in limiting the further spread towards other uninfected areas. This study reports the promising results of an...