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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
51
Citations
8714
World Ranking
2040
National Ranking
61

Best Publications

  • The Top 10 oomycete pathogens in molecular plant pathology

    Sophien Kamoun;Oliver Furzer;Jonathan D. G. Jones;Howard S. Judelson

  • Real-time quantitative PCR: a new technology to detect and study phytopathogenic and antagonistic fungi

    Leonardo Schena;Franco Nigro;Antonio Ippolito;Donato Gallitelli

  • Alternative management technologies for postharvest disease control: The journey from simplicity to complexity

    Michael Wisniewski;Samir Droby;John Norelli;Jia Liu

  • Control of postharvest rots of sweet cherries and table grapes with endophytic isolates of Aureobasidium pullulans

    Leonardo Schena;Franco Nigro;Isabella Pentimone;Angela Ligorio

  • Fungal Planet description sheets: 558-624

    P.W. Crous;M.J. Wingfield;T.I. Burgess;G.E.St.J. Hardy

  • Experimental evidence of microbial inheritance in plants and transmission routes from seed to phyllosphere and root

    Ahmed Abdelfattah;Ahmed Abdelfattah;Michael Wisniewski;Michael Wisniewski;Leonardo Schena;Ayco J. M. Tack

  • Detection and quantification of Phytophthora ramorum, P. kernoviae, P. citricola and P. quercina in symptomatic leaves by multiplex real-time PCR

    Leonardo Schena;Kelvin J. D. Hughes;Da Vid E. L. Cooke

  • Control of table grape storage rots by pre-harvest applications of salts

    Franco Nigro;Leonardo Schena;Angela Ligorio;Isabella Pentimone

  • Development and application of a PCR‐based ‘molecular tool box’ for the identification of Phytophthora species damaging forests and natural ecosystems

    L. Schena;J. M. Duncan;D. E. L. Cooke

  • Biological control of Botrytis, Aspergillus and Rhizopus rots on table and wine grapes in Israel.

    Tirtza Zahavi;Lea Cohen;Batia Weiss;Leonardo Schena

  • Apple endophytic microbiota of different rootstock/scion combinations suggests a genotype-specific influence.

    Jia Liu;Ahmed Abdelfattah;John Norelli;Erik Burchard

  • Genetic diversity and biocontrol activity of Aureobasidium pullulans isolates against postharvest rots

    Leonardo Schena;Antonio Ippolito;Tirtza Zahavi;Lea Cohen

  • Control of postharvest rots of sweet cherries by pre- and postharvest applications of Aureobasidium pullulans in combination with calcium chloride or sodium bicarbonate

    Antonio Ippolito;Leonardo Schena;Isabella Pentimone;Franco Nigro

  • Spatial and compositional variation in the fungal communities of organic and conventionally grown apple fruit at the consumer point-of-purchase.

    Ahmed Abdelfattah;Michael Wisniewski;Samir Droby;Leonardo Schena

  • Control of postharvest fungal rots on citrus fruit and sweet cherries using a pomegranate peel extract

    Maria G. Li Destri Nicosia;Sonia Pangallo;Ginat Raphael;Flora V. Romeo

  • Metabarcoding Analysis of Fungal Diversity in the Phyllosphere and Carposphere of Olive (Olea europaea).

    Ahmed Abdelfattah;Maria Giulia Li Destri Nicosia;Santa Olga Cacciola;Samir Droby

  • Metabarcoding: A powerful tool to investigate microbial communities and shape future plant protection strategies

    Ahmed Abdelfattah;Antonino Malacrinò;Michael Wisniewski;Santa O. Cacciola

  • Detection of Phytophthora nicotianae and P. citrophthora in Citrus Roots and Soils by Nested PCR

    Antonio Ippolito;Leonardo Schena;Franco Nigro

  • Assessing the potential of regions of the nuclear and mitochondrial genome to develop a "molecular tool box" for the detection and characterization of Phytophthora species.

    Leonardo Schena;David E.L. Cooke

  • TOOLS TO DETECT, IDENTIFY AND MONITOR PHYTOPHTHORA SPECIES IN NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS

    D.E.L. Cooke;L. Schena;S.O. Cacciola

  • Species of the Colletotrichum gloeosporioides and C. boninense complexes associated with olive anthracnose

    L. Schena;S. Mosca;S. O. Cacciola;R. Faedda

Frequent Co-Authors

Antonio Ippolito
Antonio Ippolito University of Bari Aldo Moro
Santa Olga Cacciola
Santa Olga Cacciola University of Catania
Franco Nigro
Franco Nigro University of Bari Aldo Moro
Simona Marianna Sanzani
Simona Marianna Sanzani University of Bari Aldo Moro
Thomas Jung
Thomas Jung Mendel University Brno
Samir Droby
Samir Droby Agricultural Research Organization
David E. L. Cooke
David E. L. Cooke James Hutton Institute
Michael Wisniewski
Michael Wisniewski Virginia Tech
Bruno Scanu
Bruno Scanu University of Sassari
Frank N. Martin
Frank N. Martin United States Department of Agriculture

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