Giorgio Mariano Balestra
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Publications of Giorgio Mariano Balestra (41 listed):
Environmental Microbiology Reports (2022) 14, 274-285
Silvia Turco, Mounira Inas Drais, Luca Rossini, Elena Chaboteaux, Yaseen Jundi Rahi, Giorgio Mariano Balestra, Nicola Sante Iacobellis and Angelo Mazzaglia (2022)
Complete genome assembly of the levan-positive strain PVFi1 of Pseudomonas savastanoi pv. savastanoi isolated from olive knots in Central Italy
Journal of Plant Pathology (2021) 103, 249-258
Tibebu Belete, Kubilay Kurtulus Bastas, Sara Francesconi and Giorgio Mariano Balestra (2021)
Biological effectiveness of Bacillus subtilis on common bean bacterial blight
PLoS ONE (2020) 15 (6 - e0235482)
Sara Francesconi and Giorgio Mariano Balestra (2020)
The modulation of stomatal conductance and photosynthetic parameters is involved in Fusarium head blight resistance in wheat
Microbial Ecology (2020) 80, 81-102
Irene Donati, Antonio Cellini, Daniela Sangiorgio, Joel L. Vanneste, Marco Scortichini, Giorgio M. Balestra and Francesco Spinelli (2020)
Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae: Ecology, infection dynamics and disease epidemiology
Journal of Plant Pathology (2020) 102, 1051-1064
Yaseen Jundi Rahi, Silvia Turco, Maria Claudia Taratufolo, Marta Tati, Matteo Cerboneschi, Stefania Tegli, Franco Valentini, Annamaria D'Onghia, Nicola Sante Iacobellis, Giorgio Mariano Balestra and Angelo Mazzaglia (2020)
Genetic diversity and population structure of Pseudomonas savastanoi, an endemic pathogen of the Mediterranean area, revealed up to strain level by the MLVA assay
Phytopathology (2019) 109, 347-357
Rong He, Pu Liu, Bing Jia, Shizhou Xue, Xiaojie Wang, Jiayong Hu, Yosef Al Shoffe, Lorenzo Gallipoli, Angelo Mazzaglia, Giorgio M. Balestra and Liwu Zhu (2019)
Genetic diversity of Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae strains from different geographic regions in China
European Journal of Plant Pathology (2018) 152, 657-676
Stefania Loreti, Amandine Cunty, Nicoletta Pucci, Aude Chabirand, Emilio Stefani, Adela Abelleira, Giorgio M. Balestra, Deirdre A. Cornish, Francesca Gaffuri, Davide Giovanardi, Richard A. Gottsberger, Maria Holeva, Aynur Karahan, Charikleia D. Karafla, Angelo Mazzaglia, Robert Taylor, Leonor Cruz, Maria M. Lopez, Joel L. Vanneste and Françoise Poliakoff (2018)
Performance of diagnostic tests for the detection and identification of Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae (Psa) from woody samples
Plant Pathology (2017) 66, 1075-1080
Y. Alnaasan, F. Valentini, G.M. Balestra, A. Mazzaglia, A.M. D'Onghia and L. Varvaro (2017)
Modification of a multiple-locus variable number tandem repeat analysis (MLVA) for typing isolates of Erwinia amylovora
Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection (2017) 124, 269-278
Rita Cortesi, Alessio Quattrucci, Elisabetta Esposito, Angelo Mazzaglia and Giorgio M. Balestra (2017)
Natural antimicrobials in spray-dried microparticles based on cellulose derivatives as potential eco-compatible agrochemicals
Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection (2017) 124, 563-575
Antonio Rossetti, Angelo Mazzaglia, Massimo Muganu, Marco Paolocci, Maddalena Sguizzato, Elisabetta Esposito, Rita Cortesi and Giorgio Mariano Balestra (2017)
Microparticles containing gallic and ellagic acids for the biological control of bacterial diseases of kiwifruit plants
Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection (2016) 123, 301-310
Elena Fortunati, Nicoletta Rescignano, Ermelinda Botticella, Domenico La Fiandra, Marsilio Renzi, Angelo Mazzaglia, Luigi Torre, Josè Maria Kenny and Giorgio Mariano Balestra (2016)
Effect of poly(dl-lactide-co-glycolide) nanoparticles or cellulose nanocrystals-based formulations on Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato (Pst) and tomato plant development
European Journal of Plant Pathology (2016) 145, 743-754
Pu Liu, Shizhou Xue, Rong He, Jiayong Hu, Xiaojie Wang, Bing Jia, Lorenzo Gallipoli, Angelo Mazzaglia, Giorgio M. Balestra and Liwu Zhu (2016)
Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae isolated from non-kiwifruit plant species in China
Plant Disease (2016) 100, p. 515 (Perovic et al.)
T. Perovic, M. Renzi, A. Mazzaglia and G.M. Balestra (2016)
First report of Agrobacterium tumefaciens as a causal agent of crown gall on grapevine in Montenegro
Molecular Plant Pathology (2015) 16, 137-149
Claudia Bartoli, Jay Ram Lamichhane, Odile Berge, Caroline Guilbaud, Leonardo Varvaro, Giorgio M. Balestra, Boris A. Vinatzer and Cindy E. Morris (2015)
A framework to gauge the epidemic potential of plant pathogens in environmental reservoirs: the example of kiwifruit canker
Phytopathologia Mediterranea (2014) 53, 159-167
Stefania Loreti, Nicoletta Pucci, Angela Gallelli, Paola Minardi, Stefano Ardizzi, Giorgio Mariano Balestra, Angelo Mazzaglia and Maria Claudia Taratufolo (2014)
The Italian inter-laboratory study on the detection of Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae
Environmental Microbiology (2014) 16, 2301-2315
Claudia Bartoli, Odile Berge, Caroline L. Monteil, Caroline Guilbaud, Giorgio M. Balestra, Leonardo Varvaro, Corbin Jones, Jeffery L. Dangl, David A. Baltrus, David C. Sands and Cindy E. Morris (2014)
The Pseudomonas viridiflava phylogroups in the P. syringae species complex are characterized by genetic variability and phenotypic plasticity of pathogenicity-related traits
Plant Disease (2013) 97, 472-478
G.M. Balestra, M.C. Taratufolo, B.A. Vinatzer and A. Mazzaglia (2013)
A multiplex PCR assay for detection of Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae and differentiation of populations with different geographic origin
Phytopathology (2012) 102, 827-840
Marsilio Renzi, Paul Copini, Anna R. Taddei, Antonio Rossetti, Lorenzo Gallipoli, Angelo Mazzaglia and Giorgio M. Balestra (2012)
Bacterial canker on kiwifruit in Italy: Anatomical changes in the wood and in the primary infection sites
Phytopathologia Mediterranea (2012) 51, 402-409
Marsilio Renzi, Angelo Mazzaglia and Giorgio Mariano Balestra (2012)
Widespread distribution of kiwifruit bacterial canker caused by the European Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae genotype in the main production areas of Portugal
Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology (2011) 33, 8-18
Angelo Mazzaglia, Marsilio Renzi and Giorgio M. Balestra (2011)
Comparison and utilization of different PCR-based approaches for molecular typing of Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae strains from Italy
Plant Disease (2011) 95, p. 221 (Lamichhane et al.)
J.R. Lamichhane, G.M. Balestra and L. Varvaro (2011)
Severe outbreak of bacterial canker caused by Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis on tomato in central Italy
Plant Pathology (2010) 59, p. 401 (Lamichhane et al.)
J.R. Lamichhane, M.B. Kshetri, A. Mazzaglia, L. Varvaro and G.M. Balestra (2010)
Bacterial speck caused by Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato race 0: first report in Nepal
Phytopathologia Mediterranea (2010) 49, 406-413
Jay Ram Lamichhane, Giorgio Mariano Balestra and Leonardo Varvaro (2010)
Responses of commonly cultivated tomato cultivars in Nepal to bacterial speck
Plant Disease (2010) 94, p. 382 (Lamichhane et al.)
J.R. Lamichhane, G.M. Balestra and L. Varvaro (2010)
Occurrence of potato soft rot caused by Erwinia carotovora (synonym Pectobacterium carotovorum) in Nepal: A first report
Australasian Plant Disease Notes (2009) 4, 34-36
G.M. Balestra, A. Mazzaglia, A. Quattrucci, M. Renzi and A. Rossetti (2009)
Current status of bacterial canker spread on kiwifruit in Italy
Journal of Plant Pathology (2009) 91, p. 231 (Balestra et al.)
G.M. Balestra, L. Perestrelo, A. Mazzaglia and A. Rossetti (2009)
First report of blossom blight caused by Pseudomonas syringae on kiwifruit plants in Portugal
Phytopathologia Mediterranea (2009) 48, 299-301
Giorgio M. Balestra, Angelo Mazzaglia, Alessio Quattrucci, Marsilio Renzi and Antonio Rossetti (2009)
Occurrence of Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae in Jin Tao kiwi plants in Italy
Plant Pathology (2009) 58, p. 393 (Balestra et al.)
G.M. Balestra, J.R. Lamichhane, M.B. Kshetri, A. Mazzaglia and L. Varvaro (2009)
First report of olive knot caused by Pseudomonas savastanoi pv. savastanoi in Nepal
Plant Disease (2008) 92, p. 1707 (Balestra et al.)
G.M. Balestra, A. Mazzaglia and A. Rossetti (2008)
Outbreak of bacterial blossom blight caused by Pseudomonas viridiflava on Actinidia chinensis kiwifruit plants in Italy
Plant Disease (2008) 92, p. 981 (Balestra et al.)
G.M. Balestra, A. Sechler, E. Schuenzel and N.W. Schaad (2008)
First report of citrus canker caused by Xanthomonas citri in Somalia
Journal of Plant Pathology (2008) 90, 383-386
A. Gentili, E. Mariotti, A. Vincenzi, A. Mazzaglia, A. Heydari, N.W. Schaad, L. Varvaro and G.M. Balestra (2008)
Dieback (moria) of hazelnut: isolation and characterization of two potential biocontrol agents
Journal of Plant Pathology (2007) 89, p. S20 (Quattrucci et al.)
A. Quattrucci and G.M. Balestra (2007)
Efficacy of natural extracts in tomato speck biocontrol
Oral Presentation at S.I.Pa.V XIV National Meeting - Perugia, Italy 19-21 Sept. 2007
Journal of Plant Pathology (2007) 89, p. S58 (Rossetti et al.)
A. Rossetti, A. Quattrucci, L. Fratarcangeli, M. Benuzzi and G.M. Balestra (2007)
Organic plant protection strategies against bacterial pathogens of kiwifruit
Poster Presentation at S.I.Pa.V XIV National Meeting - Perugia, Italy 19-21 Sept. 2007
Journal of Plant Pathology (2006) 88, 245-252
L. Pietrarelli, G.M. Balestra and L. Varvaro (2006)
Effects of simulated rain on Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato populations on tomato plants
Phytopathologia Mediterranea (2005) 44, 291-299
G.M. Balestra, R. Agostini, A. Bellincontro, F. Mencarelli and L. Varvaro (2005)
Investigation on bacterial populations related to the gerbera (Gerbera jamesonii L.) stem break
Journal of Plant Pathology (2003) 85, p. 319 (Balestra et al.)
G.M. Balestra, C. Pucci, B. Paparatti, D. Bucini, J.L. Vanneste, D. Cornish and L. Varvaro (2003)
Relationship among dieback of hazelnut in the province of Viterbo, the insect Anisandrus dispar F. and bacterial populations
X Meeting, Italian Society for Plant Pathology (poster)
Journal of Phytopathology - Phytopathologische Zeitschrift (2001) 149, 189-194
G.M. Balestra, E. Rugini and L. Varvaro (2001)
Increased susceptibility to Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae and Pseudomonas viridiflava of kiwi plants having transgenic rolABC genes and its inheritance in the T1 offspring
International Congress of Plant Pathology (1998) Balestra et al. - The role of rain in the ...
G.M. Balestra, L. Pietrarelli and L. Varvaro (1998)
The role of rain in the horizontal and vertical distribution of Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato on host leaves
Edinburgh, U.K. (9 - 16 Aug. 1998), Poster presented in section: Behavior of pathogens on plant surfaces
Journal of Plant Pathology (1998) 80, 151-156
G.M. Balestra and L. Varvaro (1998)
Seasonal fluctuations in kiwifruit phyllosphere and ice nucleation activity of Pseudomonas viridiflava
Journal of Phytopathology - Phytopathologische Zeitschrift (1997) 145, 279-283
G.M. Balestra and L. Varvaro (1997)
Bacterial diseases on witloof chicory crops in Europe
Journal of Phytopathology - Phytopathologische Zeitschrift (1997) 145, 375-378
G.M. Balestra and L. Varvaro (1997)
Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae causal agent of disease on floral buds of Actinidia deliciosa (A. Chev) Liang et Ferguson in Italy
