LO VETERE M.

Phytosanitary defense encompasses a set of techniques aimed at protecting crops from pests. In the last decades, the optimism generated by the widespread and indiscriminate use of synthetic phytosanitary products has been tempered. Today, more environmentally friendly methodologies are gaining ground, such as integrated pest management and...

The aims of the present study were (i) to characterize the dichloromethane extract of the fresh aerial parts of S. somalensis, cultivated in Liguria (Italy), (ii) to quantify carnosic acid production and (iii) to find an eco-friendly alternative approach to control diseases caused by phytopathogenic fungi. The phytochemical investigation...

Plant pathogens and pests cause a loss of up to 40% of the yield of economically important crops every year [1]. Among them, fungi cause more economic damage than any other group of microorganisms [2]. These phytopathogens includes Colletotrichum coccodes, a species involved in solanaceous anthracnose diseases, Fusarium oxysporum, responsible...

Vessalico garlic ("Aglio di Vessalico"), one of the best known Italian garlic ecoytpes, is cultivated in Ligurian region, being very appreciated for its shape and aroma, and considered as agri food excellence of the region. Local farmers use every year gar lic cloves of two border French cultivars, Messidor and Messidrôme for sowing, and this...