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Sustainable Management of Plant Quarantine Pests: The Case of Olive Quick Decline Syndrome

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  • Andrea Luvisi

    (Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, via Prov.le Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy)

  • Francesca Nicolì

    (Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, via Prov.le Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy)

  • Luigi De Bellis

    (Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, via Prov.le Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy)

Abstract

The disease outbreak of Xylella fastidiosa subsp. pauca strain CoDiRO ( Complesso del Disseccamento Rapido dell’Olivo ) in Salento (Apulia, South Italy) associated with severe cases of olive quick decline syndrome may represent not just a new disease paradigm, but a challenge for policy formulation and science communication in plant pathology. Plant health management can be achieved by applying a technocratic model, in which objective science is thought to directly inform policy-making, or via decisionistic or inclusive models, in which scientific considerations drive risk assessment. Each could be applied to X. fastidiosa and CoDiRO strain management, thanks to consistent literature related to pathogen/host interactions, hosts, vectors, and diagnostic tools, reviewed here. However, consensus among stakeholders seems to be necessary in order to avoid plant health management failures or gridlocks, due to environmental, economic, and social implications in the X. fastidiosa threat. Here we discuss the role of consensus in building scientific opinion, reporting different approaches of governance after severe disease outbreaks in Europe. These case studies, and the available risk analysis for Xylella strains, should drive policy formulations towards more cooperative networks.

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  • Andrea Luvisi & Francesca Nicolì & Luigi De Bellis, 2017. "Sustainable Management of Plant Quarantine Pests: The Case of Olive Quick Decline Syndrome," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 9(4), pages 1-19, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:9:y:2017:i:4:p:659-:d:96449
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    1. Schneider, Kevin & Mourits, Monique & van der Werf, Wopke & Lansink, Alfons Oude, 2021. "On consumer impact from Xylella fastidiosa subspecies pauca," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 185(C).
    2. Giuseppe Maggiore & Teodoro Semeraro & Roberta Aretano & Luigi De Bellis & Andrea Luvisi, 2019. "GIS Analysis of Land-Use Change in Threatened Landscapes by Xylella fastidiosa," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(1), pages 1-24, January.
    3. Teodoro Semeraro & Elisa Gatto & Riccardo Buccolieri & Marzia Vergine & Zhi Gao & Luigi De Bellis & Andrea Luvisi, 2019. "Changes in Olive Urban Forests Infected by Xylella fastidiosa : Impact on Microclimate and Social Health," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(15), pages 1-22, July.
    4. Esther Lantero & Beatriz Matallanas & Susana Pascual & Carmen Callejas, 2018. "PCR Species-Specific Primers for Molecular Gut Content Analysis to Determine the Contribution of Generalist Predators to the Biological Control of the Vector of Xylella fastidiosa," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(7), pages 1-8, June.
    5. Serafina Serena Amoia & Angelantonio Minafra & Angela Ligorio & Vincenzo Cavalieri & Donato Boscia & Maria Saponari & Giuliana Loconsole, 2023. "Detection of Xylella fastidiosa in Host Plants and Insect Vectors by Droplet Digital PCR," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 13(3), pages 1-15, March.
    6. Yiannis Ampatzidis & Luigi De Bellis & Andrea Luvisi, 2017. "iPathology: Robotic Applications and Management of Plants and Plant Diseases," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 9(6), pages 1-14, June.
    7. Sergio Castellano & Antonella Di Palma & Giacinto S. Germinara & Marco Lippolis & Giuseppe Starace & Giacomo Scarascia-Mugnozza, 2019. "Experimental Nets for a Protection System against the Vectors of Xylella fastidiosa Wells et al," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 9(2), pages 1-8, February.

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