Xylella: evidence on host plants reviewed

17 Oct 2016 12:10 PM

EFSA’s plant health experts have reviewed new evidence regarding the categorisation ofVitis (grapevine), Citrus, Quercus ilex (holm oak) and Phoenix roebelenii (ornamental dwarf palm) as host plants of Xylella fastidiosa.

The X. fastidiosa bacterium has been present in southern Italy since 2013 and has subsequently been detected in Corsica and mainland France.

• Susceptibility of Phoenix roebelenii to Xylella fastidiosa
• Susceptibility of Citrus spp., Quercus ilex and Vitis spp. to Xylella fastidiosa strain CoDiRO

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