Programme
29 October - Day 1
07:30-09:00Registration and posters hanging
Hall d'exposition Napoléon Bonaparte
OPENING SESSION
Auditorium Pascal PaoliChair: Claude Bragard, Chair of EFSA Plant Health Panel
09.00-09.10Welcome to the conference
Julien PaoliniUniversity of Corsica Pasquale Paoli (FR)
09.10-09.20Introduction to the conference
Claude BragardChair of EFSA Plant Health Panel
09.20-09.50Advances in molecular and ecological studies for the control of Xylella fastidiosae
Steven LindowUniversity of California Berkeley (US)
09:50-10:00Q&A
10.00-10.20Major results and challenges of the EU H2020 POnTE project on the control of Xylella fastidiosa
Donato BosciaInstitute for Sustainable Plant Protection (IPSP) of the National Research Council of Italy (CNR) (IT)
10:20-10:30Q&A
10:30-11:00Coffee/Tea break - Restaurant Tino Rossi
SESSION 1: Biology and pathogenicity I
Auditorium Pascal Paoli
Chair: Maria Saponari, Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection (IPSP) of the National Research Council of Italy (CNR) (IT)
11:00-11:15Understanding the potential origin and epidemiological consequences of the Spanish outbreaks caused by Xylella fastidiosa subspecies multiplex
Blanca LandaInstitute of Sustainable Agriculture (IAS-CSIC) (ES)
11:15-11:20Q&A
11:20-11:35Evolutionary history of Xylella fastidiosa based on comparative genomics
Marie-Agnès JacquesInstitut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) (FR)
11:35-11:40Q&A
11:40-11:55Insights into differential responses of olive cultivars to Xylella fastidiosa infections
Pasquale SaldarelliInstitute for Sustainable Plant Protection (IPSP) of the National Research Council of Italy (CNR) (IT)
11:55-12:00Q&A
12:00-12:15Extent and ecological significance of homologous recombination in Xylella fastidiosa
Leonardo De La FuenteAuburn University (US)
12:15-12:20Q&A
12:20-12:35Can genome sequences tell us anything worthwhile about Xylella fastidiosa ecology?
Rodrigo AlmeidaUniversity of California Berkeley (US)
12:35-12:40Q&A
12:40-13:00Questions and discussion
13:00-14:00Lunch - Restaurant Tino Rossi
SESSION 2: Vectors I
Auditorium Pascal Paoli
Chair: João R.S. Lopes, Dept. Entomology and Acarology University of São Paulo/ESALQ (BR)
14:00-14:15Reduction in vector acquisition and transmission efficiency of Xylella fastidiosa subsp. pauca by blocking the afimbrial protein XadA2
João R.S. LopesDept. Entomology and Acarology University of São Paulo/ESALQ (BR)
14:15-14:20Q&A
14:20-14:35Reconstruction of the plant-vector trophic networks involved in the spread of Xylella fastidiosa through hybrid capture
Jean-Yves RasplusInstitut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) (FR)
14:35-14:40Q&A
14:40-14:55Mark-recapture experiments to estimate the dispersal capacity of Philaenus spumarius
Anna SimonettoUniversity of Brescia (IT)
14:55-15:00Q&A
15:00-15:15Phenology and host-plant association of spittlebugs in Mediterranean olive groves
Domenico BoscoUniversity of Torino (IT))
15:15-15:20Q&A
15:20-15:35Use of vibrations to manipulate te behaviour of the medow spittlebug Philaenus spumarius
Sabina AvosaniUniversity of Trento (IT))
15:35-15:40Q&A
15:40-16:00Questions and discussion
SESSION 3: Detection
Room Sampiero Corso
Chair: Françoise Petter, European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO)
14:00-14:15Novel and high-throughput diagnostic procedures to detect Xylella fastidiosa in planta and vectors developed within POnTE project
Françoise PoliakoffAgence Nationale de Sécurité Sanitaire de l'Alimentation, de l'Environnement et du Travail (ANSES) (FR)
14:15-14:20Q&A
14:20-14:35New tetraplex qPCR assays for simultaneous detection and identification of Xylella fastidiosa subspecies in plant tissues
Enora DupasAgence Nationale de Sécurité Sanitaire de l'Alimentation, de l'Environnement et du Travail (ANSES) (FR)
Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) (FR)
14:35-14:40Q&A
14:40-14:55Validation of real-time PCR assays for the specific detection of each Xylella fastidiosa sub-species
Jennifer ColeFera Science Ltd (UK)
14:55-15:00Q&A
15:00-15:15A quick and efficient method for detection of Xylella fastidiosa in olive plants based on tissue-print
Helvecio della Coletta-FilhoAgence Nationale de Sécurité Sanitaire de l'Alimentation, de l'Environnement et du Travail (ANSES) (FR)
Campinas Agronomic Institute (IAC), APTA Citrus Sylvio Moreira Center (BR)
15:15-15:20Q&A
15:20-15:35Optimization of sampling and testing procedures for detecting Xylella fastidiosa in large lots of plants for planting and nursery stocks
Giuliana LoconsoleUniversity of Bari Aldo Moro (IT)
15:40-16:00Q&A
15:40-16:00Questions and discussion
16:00-16:30Coffee/Tea break - Restaurant Tino Rossi
SESSION 4: Ecology, epidemiology and modelling
Auditorium Pascal Paoli
Chair: Rodrigo Krugner, Agricultural Research Service (ARS, USDA) (US)
16:30-16:45Temperature determines growth and biofilm formation of Xylella fastidiosa strains in vitro
Juan A. Navas-CortésInstitute for Sustainable Agriculture (IAS-CSIC) (ES)
16:45-16:50Q&A
16:50-17:05Developing a spatial epidemiological model to estimate Xylella fastidiosa dispersal and spread
Daniel ChapmanUniversity of Stirling (UK)
17:05-17:10Q&A
17:10-17:25An epidemiological model for the short-range spread of Xylella fastidiosa and the assessment of eradication management measures
Gianni GilioliUniversity of Brescia (IT)
17:25-17:30Q&A
17:30-17:45Risk maps and risk-based surveillance for early detection of Xylella fastidiosa in continental France
Davide MartinettiInstitut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) (FR)
17:45-17:50Q&A
17:50-18:05The spreading of Xylella fastidiosa subsp. pauca among the olive orchards of Southern Italy (Apulia)
Enrico BucciSbarro Health Research Organization (SHRO)-Temple University (US)
18:05-18:10Q&A
18:10-18:30Question and discussion
SESSION 5: Vector II
Room Sampiero Corso
Chair: Michael Maixner, Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Julius Kühn Institute (JKI) (DE)
16:30-16:45Insights into the transmission dynamics of Xylella fastidiosa by Philaenus spumarius
Daniele CornaraInstitute of Sustainable Agriculture (IAS-CSIC) (ES)
16:45-16:50Q&A
16:50-17:05A barcode database to identify the vectors of Xylella fastidiosa in Europe
Jean-Claude StreitoInstitut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) (FR)
17:05-17:10Q&A
17:10-17:25Detection, identification and surveillance of Xylella fastidiosa on vectors in France
Amandine CuntyAgence Nationale de Sécurité Sanitaire de l'Alimentation, de l'Environnement et du Travail (ANSES) (FR)
17:25-17:30Q&A
17:30-17:45Transmission characteristics of Xylella fastidiosa subsp. pauca (ST53) by Philaenus spumarius and Cicadella viridis
Nicola BodinoUniversity of Torino (IT)
17:45-17:50Q&A
17:50-18:00Flight behaviour of Philaenus spumarius, the main vector of Xylella fastidiosa
Clara LagoInstitute of Agricultural Sciences (ICA-CSIC) (ES)
18:00-18:10Host plant affiliation of xylem-feeders within Central Europe
Anna MarkheiserJulius Kuhn Institute (JKI) (DE)
18:10-18:30Question & discussion
18:45-21:00Cocktail and Poster session - Hall d'exposition Napoléon Bonaparte