Скачать или смотреть Insect vectors and alternative host plants of aster yellows phytoplasma - Kerstin Krüger (4/6)

Kerstin Krüger is an Extraordinary Professor in the Department of Zoology and Entomology and a member of Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI) at the University of Pretoria. She has more than 20 years’ experience in the study of agriculturally important insect vectors of plant diseases. Her studies have led to advanced knowledge on the relationship between plant diseases, insect herbivores and their host plants. Her work highlights novel options for improved and sustainable management of insect-transmitted plant diseases.

Grapevine Yellows (GY) is present in grapevine growing regions all over the world, leading to grapevine and wine losses of up to 60%. This disease is associated with several phytoplasmas and its epidemiological cycles show regional variation due to phytoplasma and insect vector diversity. The most commonly detected phytoplasmas associated with severe GY epidemics are ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma solani’, ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma pruni’-related, ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris’-related and the “flavescence dorée”.

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This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 727459.