Santiago-Calvo, Yolanda


Publications
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Survey of Candidatus Liberibacter Solanacearum and Its Associated Vectors in Potato Crop in Spain

Citation
Asensio-S.-Manzanera et al. (2022). Insects 13 (10)
Names
“Liberibacter solanacearum” Liberibacter
Abstract
‘Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum’ (CaLsol), the etiological agent of potato zebra chip (ZC), is transmitted to potato plants by the psyllid Bactericera cockerelli (Šulc, 1909) in North and Central America and New Zealand. The risk of the dispersion of ZC in Spain depends on the presence of an efficient vector. This work studies the presence and abundance of ZC symptoms and CaLsol in potato plants, as well as the presence and abundance of psyllid species associated with potato crops in the m