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Publications of Leonardo Schena (71 listed):
Frontiers in Plant Science (2022) 2022 (13 - 1061136)
Roberto Buonaurio, Leen Almadi, Franco Famiani, Chiaraluce Moretti, Giovanni Enrico Agosteo and Leonardo Schena (2022)
Olive leaf spot caused by Venturia oleaginea: An updated review
Phytopathology (2020) 110, 547-555
Silvia Scibetta, Giovanni E. Agosteo, Ahmed Abdelfattah, Maria G. Li Destri Nicosia, Santa O. Cacciola and Leonardo Schena (2020)
Development and application of a quantitative PCR detection method to quantify Venturia oleaginea in asymptomatic olive (Olea europaea) leaves
Phytopathologia Mediterranea (2020) 59, 269-284
Francesco Aloi, Selene Giambra, Leonardo Schena, Giuseppe Surico, Antonella Pane, Giorgio Gusella, Claudia Stracquadanio, Santella Burruano and Santa Olga Cacciola (2020)
New insights into scabby canker of Opuntia ficus-indica, caused by Neofusicoccum batangarum
Forest Pathology (2018) 48 (5 - e12443)
Thomas Jung, Alvaro Durán, Eugenio Sanfuentes von Stowasser, Leonardo Schena, Saveria Mosca, Sebastian Fajardo, Mariela González, Angella D. Navarro Ortega, Jozsef Bakonyi, Diana Seress, Michal Tomsovsky, Alfredo Cravador, Cristiana Maia and Marilia Horta Jung (2018)
Diversity of Phytophthora species in Valdivian rainforests and association with severe dieback symptoms
Plant Pathology (2018) 67, 1362-1373
D. Ruano-Rosa, L. Schena, G.E. Agosteo, G. Magnano di San Lio and S.O. Cacciola (2018)
Phytophthora oleae sp. nov. causing fruit rot of olive in southern Italy
Phytopathology (2017) 107, 1462-1467
Sonia Pangallo, Maria G. Li Destri Nicosia, Giovanni E. Agosteo, Ahmed Abdelfattah, Flora V. Romeo, Santa O. Cacciola, Paolo Rapisarda and Leonardo Schena (2017)
Evaluation of a pomegranate peel extract as an alternative means to control olive anthracnose
Microbial Ecology (2017) 73, 677-684
Antonino Malacrinò, Leonardo Schena, Orlando Campolo, Francesca Laudani, Saveria Mosca, Giulia Giunti, Cinzia Patricia Strano and Vincenzo Palmeri (2017)
A metabarcoding survey on the fungal microbiota associated to the olive fruit fly
Microbial Ecology (2017) 73, 739-749
Ahmed Abdelfattah, Santa O. Cacciola, Saveria Mosca, Rocco Zappia and Leonardo Schena (2017)
Analysis of the fungal diversity in citrus leaves with greasy spot disease symptoms
Plant Disease (2017) 101, p. 1040 (Ruano-Rosa et al.)
D. Ruano-Rosa, S.A. Minutillo, M.G. Li Destri Nicosia, G.E. Agosteo and L. Schena (2017)
First report of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum associated with olive fruit rot in Italy
Plant Pathology (2017) 66, 633-640
S. Pangallo, M.G. Li Destri Nicosia, G. Raphael, E. Levin, G. Ballistreri, S.O. Cacciola, P. Rapisarda, S. Droby and L. Schena (2017)
Elicitation of resistance responses in grapefruit and lemon fruits treated with a pomegranate peel extract
PLoS ONE (2017) 12 (2 - e0172085)
Ivana Puglisi, Alessandro De Patrizio, Leonardo Schena, Thomas Jung, Maria Evoli, Antonella Pane, Nguyen Van Hoa, Mai Van Tri, Sandra Wright, Mauritz Ramstedt, Christer Olsson, Roberto Faedda, Gaetano Magnano di San Lio and Santa Olga Cacciola (2017)
Two previously unknown Phytophthora species associated with brown rot of Pomelo (Citrus grandis) fruits in Vietnam
European Journal of Plant Pathology (2017) 149, 337-347
Leonardo Schena, Ahmed Abdelfattah, Saveria Mosca, Maria G. Li Destri Nicosia, Giovanni E. Agosteo and Santa O. Cacciola (2017)
Quantitative detection of Colletotrichum godetiae and C. acutatum sensu stricto in the phyllosphere and carposphere of olive during four phenological phases
Phytopathology (2016) 106, 305-313
Maria I. Prigigallo, Ahmed Abdelfattah, Santa O. Cacciola, Roberto Faedda, Simona M. Sanzani, David E.L. Cooke and L. Schena (2016)
Metabarcoding analysis of Phytophthora diversity using genus-specific primers and 454 pyrosequencing
PLoS ONE (2016) 11 (9 - e0163255)
Francesca Garganese, Leonardo Schena, Ilenia Siciliano, Maria Isabella Prigigallo, Davide Spadaro, Anna De Grassi, Antonio Ippolito and Simona Marianna Sanzani (2016)
Characterization of citrus-associated Alternaria species in Mediterranean areas
Phytopathologia Mediterranea (2016) 55, 20-40
Franck Panabières, Gul Shad Ali, Mohamed Bechir Allagui, Ronaldo J.D. Dalio, Neil C. Gudmestad, Marie-Line Kuhn, Sanjoy Guha Roy, Leonardo Schena and Antonios Zampounis (2016)
Phytophthora nicotianae diseases worldwide: new knowledge of a long-recognised pathogen
Phytopathology (2016) 106, 1006-1014
Antonio Biasi, Frank N. Martin, Santa O. Cacciola, Gaetano Magnano di San Lio, Niklaus J. Grünwald and Leonardo Schena (2016)
Genetic analysis of Phytophthora nicotianae populations from different hosts using microsatellite markers
Plant Protection Science (2016) 52, 176-181
Antonios Zambounis, Anastasios Samaras, Aliki Xanthopoulou, Maslin Osathanunkul, Leonardo Schena, Athanasios Tsaftaris and Panagiotis Madesis (2016)
Identification of Phytophthora species by a high resolution melting analysis: an innovative tool for rapid differentiation
Phytopathologia Mediterranea (2015) 54, 35-44
Giovanni Enrico Agosteo, Simona Marianna Sanzani, Carmela Macri, Santa Olga Cacciola, Maria Giulia Li Destri Nicosia and Leonardo Schena (2015)
Olive leachates affect germination of Colletotrichum godetiae conidia and the development of appressoria
Molecular Plant Pathology (2015) 16, 413-434
Sophien Kamoun, Oliver Furzer, Jonathan D.G. Jones, Howard S. Judelson, Gul Shad Ali, Ronaldo J.D. Dalio, Sanjoy Guha Roy, Leonardo Schena, Antonios Zambounis, Franck Panabières, David Cahill, Michelina Ruocco, Andreia Figueiredo, Xiao-Ren Chen, Jon Hulvey, Remco Stam, Kurt Lamour, Mark Gijzen, Brett M. Tyler, Niklaus J. Grünwald, M. Shahid Mukhtar, Daniel F.A. Tomé, Mahmut Tör, Guido Van Den Ackerveken, John McDowell, Fouad Daayf, William E. Fry, Hannele Lindqvist-Kreuze, Harold J.G. Meijer, Benjamin Petre, Jean Ristaino, Kentaro Yoshida, Paul R.J. Birch and Francine Govers (2015)
The top 10 oomycete pathogens in molecular plant pathology
Plant Pathology (2015) 64, 1308-1319
M.I. Prigigallo, S. Mosca, S.O. Cacciola, D.E.L. Cooke and L. Schena (2015)
Molecular analysis of Phytophthora diversity in nursery-grown ornamental and fruit plants
Plant Disease (2015) 99, 44-49
M.G. Li Destri Nicosia, S. Mosca, R. Mercurio and L. Schena (2015)
Dieback of Pinus nigra seedlings caused by a strain of Trichoderma viride
Phytopathologia Mediterranea (2015) 54, 275-280
Mai Van Tri, Nguyen Van Hoa, Nguyen Minh Chau, Anto Nella Pane, Roberto Faedda, Alessandro De Patrizio, Leonardo Schena, Christer H.B. Olsson, Sandra A.I. Wright, Mauritz Ramstedt and Santa Olga Cacciola (2015)
Decline of jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) incited by Phytophthora palmivora in Vietnam
PLoS ONE (2014) 9 (12 - e114031)
Saveria Mosca, Maria G. Li Destri Nicosia, Santa O. Cacciola and Leonardo Schena (2014)
Molecular analysis of Colletotrichum species in the carposphere and phyllosphere of olive
Journal of Phytopathology (2014) 162, 1-13
Simona M. Sanzani, Maria G. Li Destri Nicosia, Roberto Faedda, Santa O. Cacciola and Leonardo Schena (2014)
Use of quantitative PCR detection methods to study biocontrol agents and phytopathogenic fungi and oomycetes in environmental samples
Plant Pathology (2014) 63, 437-446
L. Schena, S. Mosca, S.O. Cacciola, R. Faedda, S.M. Sanzani, G.E. Agosteo, V. Sergeeva and G. Magnano di San Lio (2014)
Species of the Colletotrichum gloeosporioides and C. boninense complexes associated with olive anthracnose
Phytopathology (2014) 104, 851-858
Angela Roccotelli, Leonardo Schena, Simona M. Sanzani, Santa O. Cacciola, Saveria Mosca, Roberto Faedda, Antonio Ippolito and Gaetano Magnano di San Lio (2014)
Characterization of basidiomycetes associated with wood rot of citrus in southern Italy
Phytopathology (2013) 103, 610-622
Marco A. Mammella, Frank N. Martin, Santa O. Cacciola, Michael D. Coffey, Roberto Faedda and Leonardo Schena (2013)
Analyses of the population structure in a global collection of Phytophthora nicotianae isolates inferred from mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences
Plant Disease (2013) 97, 1091-1096
Roberto Faedda, Santa Olga Cacciola, Antonella Pane, András Szigethy, József Bakonyi, Willem A. Man in't Veld, Patrizia Martini, Leonardo Schena and Gaetano Magnano di San Lio (2013)
Phytophthora × pelgrandis causes root and collar rot of Lavandula stoechas in Italy
Journal of Plant Pathology (2012) 94, 29-44
S.O. Cacciola, R. Faedda, F. Sinatra, G.E. Agosteo, L. Schena, S. Frisullo and G. Magnano di San Lio (2012)
Olive anthracnose
Phytopathologia Mediterranea (2011) 50, 283-302
Roberto Faedda, Giovanni Enrico Agosteo, Leonardo Schena, Saveria Mosca, Salvatore Frisullo, Gaetano Magnano Di San Lio and Santa Olga Cacciola (2011)
Colletotrichum clavatum sp. nov. identified as the causal agent of olive anthracnose in Italy
Phytopathologia Mediterranea (2010) 49, 205-211
Thaer Yaseen, Leonardo Schena, Franco Nigro and Antonio Ippolito (2010)
Phytophthora citrophthora is the predominant Phytophthora species in Syrian citrus groves
European Journal of Plant Pathology (2009) 125, 223-233
Simona M. Sanzani, Leonardo Schena, Franco Nigro, Annalisa De Girolamo and Antonio Ippolito (2009)
Effect of quercetin and umbelliferone on the transcript level of Penicillium expansum genes involved in patulin biosynthesis
Plant Pathology (2008) 57, 64-75
L. Schena, J.M. Duncan and D.E.L. Cooke (2008)
Development and application of a PCR-based 'molecular tool box' for the identification of Phytophthora species damaging forests and natural ecosystems
Plant Pathology (2008) 57, 76-83
G. Campanile, L. Schena and N. Luisi (2008)
Real-time PCR identification and detection of Fuscoporia torulosa in Quercus ilex
Plant Pathology (2007) 56, 251-256
D. Ruano-Rosa, L. Schena, A. Ippolito and C.J. López-Herrera (2007)
Comparison of conventional and molecular methods for the detection of Rosellinia necatrix in avocado orchards in southern Spain
Journal of Plant Pathology (2007) 89, S22-S23
S. Scibetta, A. Chimento, L. Schena, S.O. Cacciola and D.E.L. Cooke (2007)
Diversity of Phytophthora communities in Scottish natural ecosystems
Oral Presentation at S.I.Pa.V XIV National Meeting - Perugia, Italy 19-21 Sept. 2007
Journal of Plant Pathology (2007) 89, S61-S62
S. Sharrawi, I. Pentimone, T. Yaseen, L. Schena, A. Ligorio, A. Ippolito and F. Nigro (2007)
Diagnosis of latent infection caused by Monilinia laxa on sweet cherries by traditional and molecular methods
Poster Presentation at S.I.Pa.V XIV National Meeting - Perugia, Italy 19-21 Sept. 2007
Journal of Plant Pathology (2007) 89, p. S42 (Ippolito et al.)
A. Ippolito, F. Nigro, L. Schena, S.O. Cacciola, F. Raudino and G. Magnano di San Lio (2007)
Fomitiporia mediterranea associated with wood rot of citrus in Sicily
Poster Presentation at S.I.Pa.V XIV National Meeting - Perugia, Italy 19-21 Sept. 2007
European Journal of Plant Pathology (2007) 118, 11-22
Palmira De Bellis, Leonardo Schena and Corrado Cariddi (2007)
Real-time Scorpion-PCR detection and quantification of Erwinia amylovora on pear leaves and flowers
Journal of Plant Pathology (2007) 89, 13-28
D.E.L. Cooke, L. Schena and S.O. Cacciola (2007)
Tools to detect, identify and monitor Phytophthora species in natural ecosystems
Journal of Plant Pathology (2007) 89, p. S64 (Trullo et al.)
M.C. Trullo, L. Schena, I. Pentimone, A. Ligorio, F. Nigro and A. Ippolito (2007)
Over-expression of chitinase and ß-1,3-glucanase genes in orange fruit treated with Aureobasidium pullulans and chitosan
Poster Presentation at S.I.Pa.V XIV National Meeting - Perugia, Italy 19-21 Sept. 2007
Journal of Plant Pathology (2007) 89, p. S60 (Sanzani et al.)
S.M. Sanzani, L. Schena, A. De Girolamo, A. Ippolito and L. Gonzalez Candelas (2007)
Identification of apple genes differentially expressed in response to quercetin application
Poster Presentation at S.I.Pa.V XIV National Meeting - Perugia, Italy 19-21 Sept. 2007
Journal of Plant Pathology (2007) 89, p. S22 (Schena et al.)
L. Schena and D.E.L. Cooke (2007)
Identification and characterization of single sequence repeats for the study of Phytophthora species
Oral Presentation at S.I.Pa.V XIV National Meeting - Perugia, Italy 19-21 Sept. 2007
Journal of Plant Pathology (2006) 88, p. S57 (Sanzani et al.)
S.M. Sanzani, A. De Girolamo, L. Schena, M. Solfrizzo and A. Ippolito (2006)
Activity of selected phytoalexins in postharvest control of Penicillium expansum and patulin production in apples
S.I.Pa.V XIII National Meeting - Foggia, 12-16 September 2006 - Poster
Molecular Plant Pathology (2006) 7, 365-379
Leonardo Schena, Kelvin J.D. Hughes and David E.L. Cooke (2006)
Detection and quantification of Phytophthora ramorum, P. kernoviae, P. citricola and P. quercina in symptomatic leaves by multiplex real-time PCR
Journal of Plant Pathology (2006) 88, p. S58 (Schena et al.)
L. Schena and D.E.L. Cooke (2006)
New strategy to identify microsatellites in the genus Phytophthora
S.I.Pa.V XIII National Meeting - Foggia, 12-16 September 2006 - Poster
Journal of Plant Pathology (2006) 88, p. S22 (Nigro et al.)
F. Nigro, I. Pentimone, L. Schena, A. Ligorio, A. Ippolito and M.G. Salerno (2006)
IGS sequencing for the detection and characterization of Cylindrocladium pauciramosum isolates
S.I.Pa.V XIII National Meeting - Foggia, 12-16 September 2006 - Oral Presentation
Journal of Plant Pathology (2005) 87, 13-23
F. Nigro, P. Gallone, G. Romanazzi, L. Schena, A. Ippolito and M.G. Salerno (2005)
Incidence of verticillium wilt on olive in Apulia and genetic diversity of Verticillium dahliae isolates from infected trees
Journal of Plant Pathology (2005) 87, p. 300 (Nigro et al.)
F. Nigro, T. Yaseen, L. Schena, A. Ippolito and D.E.L. Cooke (2005)
Specific PCR detection of Phytophthora megasperma using the intergenic spacer region of ribosomal DNA
XII Meeting, Italian Society for Plant Pathology, Reggio Calabria, 29/9 - 1/10, 2005 (poster)
Journal of Plant Pathology (2005) 87, p. 290 (Chimento et al.)
A. Chimento, S. Scibetta, L. Schena, S.O. Cacciola and D.E.L. Cooke (2005)
A new method for the monitoring of Phytophthora diversity in soil and water
XII Meeting, Italian Society for Plant Pathology, Reggio Calabria, 29/9 - 1/10, 2005 (poster)
Journal of Plant Pathology (2005) 87, p. 283 (Schena et al.)
L. Schena, A. Ippolito and D.E.L. Cooke (2005)
New target genes for the identification and detection of Phytophthora species
XII Meeting, Italian Society for Plant Pathology, Reggio Calabria, 29/9 - 1/10, 2005
Journal of Plant Pathology (2005) 87, p. 291 (Chimento et al.)
A. Chimento, S. Scibetta, L. Schena, S.O. Cacciola, K.R. Green and D.E.L. Cooke (2005)
The development of a real-time PCR assay for the detection of Phytophthora in asparagus
XII Meeting, Italian Society for Plant Pathology, Reggio Calabria, 29/9 - 1/10, 2005 (poster)
Journal of Plant Pathology (2005) 87, p. 306 (Schena et al.)
L. Schena and D.E.L. Cooke (2005)
Detection and quantification of Phytophthora ramorum, P. kernoviae, P. citricola, and P. quercina by real-time multiplex PCR
XII Meeting, Italian Society for Plant Pathology, Reggio Calabria, 29/9 - 1/10, 2005 (poster)
Journal of Plant Pathology (2005) 87, p. 296 (Ligorio et al.)
A. Ligorio, F. Nigro, L. Schena, I. Pentimone and A. Ippolito (2005)
Induction of resistance in sweet cherry fruits treated with salts and Aureobasidium pullulans
XII Meeting, Italian Society for Plant Pathology, Reggio Calabria, 29/9 - 1/10, 2005 (poster)
Journal of Plant Pathology (2005) 87, p. 280 (Pentimone et al.)
I. Pentimone, L. Schena, A. Ligorio, A. Ippolito and F. Nigro (2005)
Table grape berry colonisation and environmental fate of the biocontrol agent Aureobasidium pullulans, strain L47
XII Meeting, Italian Society for Plant Pathology, Reggio Calabria, 29/9 - 1/10, 2005
Journal of Plant Pathology (2005) 87, p. 296a (Ligorio et al.)
A. Ligorio, L. Schena, I. Pentimone, F. Nigro and A. Ippolito (2005)
Characterization of hydrolytic enzymes produced by Aureobasidium pullulans strain L47
XII Meeting, Italian Society for Plant Pathology, Reggio Calabria, 29/9 - 1/10, 2005 (poster)
Phytopathologia Mediterranea (2004) 43, 273-280
Leonardo Schena, Franco Nigro and Antonio Ippolito (2004)
Real-time PCR detection and quantification of soilborne fungal pathogens: the case of Rosellinia necatrix, Phytophthora nicotianae, P. citrophthora, and Verticillium dahliae
European Journal of Plant Pathology (2004) 110, 893-908
Leonardo Schena, Franco Nigro, Antonio Ippolito and Donato Gallitelli (2004)
Real-time quantitative PCR: a new technology to detect and study phytopathogenic and antagonistic fungi
European Journal of Plant Pathology (2004) 110, 833-843
Antonio Ippolito, Leonardo Schena, Franco Nigro, Vincenza Soleti ligorio and Thaer Yaseen (2004)
Real-time detection of Phytophthora nicotianae and P. citrophthora in citrus roots and soil
Journal of Plant Pathology (2003) 85, p. 307 (Gallone et al.)
P. Gallone, L. Schena, A. Ippolito and F. Nigro (2003)
Molecular characterization of Mycocentrospora cladosporioides (Sacc.) P. Costa ex Deighton, the causal agent of olive cercosporiosis
X Meeting, Italian Society for Plant Pathology (poster)
Journal of Plant Pathology (2003) 85, 314-315
I. Pentimone, L. Schena, A. Ippolito and F. Nigro (2003)
Partial characterization of an ABC-transporter encoding gene in Aureobasidium pullulans, strain l47, and development of a quantification method of the relative transcript level
X Meeting, Italian Society for Plant Pathology (poster)
Journal of Plant Pathology (2003) 85, 309-310
G. Campanile, L. Schena and N. Luisi (2003)
Polymerase chain reaction identification of Phellinus torulosus
X Meeting, Italian Society for Plant Pathology (poster)
Journal of Plant Pathology (2003) 85, 292-293
A. Ligorio, L. Schena, F. Nigro and A. Ippolito (2003)
Enzymatic activity and isoform patterns of chitinase and ß-1,3-glucanase in sweet cherries and apricots treated with Aureobasidium pullulans (De Bary) Arnaud, strain L47
X Meeting, Italian Society for Plant Pathology (poster)
Journal of Plant Pathology (2003) 85, 15-25
L. Schena and A. Ippolito (2003)
Rapid and sensitive detection of Rosellinia necatrix in roots and soils by real time scorpion-PCR
Journal of Plant Pathology (2003) 85, 316-317
P. De Bellis, L. Schena and C. Cariddi (2003)
Identification, detection, and quantification of Erwinia amylovora by real-time scorpion-PCR
X Meeting, Italian Society for Plant Pathology (poster)
European Journal of Plant Pathology (2002) 108, 355-366
Leonardo Schena, Franco Nigro and Antonio Ippolito (2002)
Identification and detection of Rosellinia necatrix by conventional and real-time scorpion-PCR
European Journal of Plant Pathology (2002) 108, 855-868
Antonio Ippolito, Leonardo Schena and Franco Nigro (2002)
Detection of Phytophthora nicotianae and P. citrophthora in citrus roots and soils by nested PCR
Plant Disease (2002) 86, 54-60
Leonardo Schena, Mariella Finetti Sialer and Donato Gallitelli (2002)
Molecular detection of strain L47 of Aureobasidium pullulans, a biocontrol agent of postharvest diseases
European Journal of Plant Pathology (2000) 106, 681-691
Leonardo Schena, Antonio Ippolito, Tirtza Zahavi, Lea Cohen and Samir Droby (2000)
Molecular approaches to assist the screening and monitoring of postharvest biocontrol yeasts
EPPO Bulletin (2000) 30, 559-562
L. Schena, M.M. Finetti Sialer and D. Gallitelli (2000)
Specific identification of Aureobasidium pullulans strain L47 using Scorpion PCR
International Congress of Plant Pathology (1998) Droby et al. - Biocontrol of pre- and ...
S. Droby, T. Zahavi, L. Schena, L. Cohen, B. Wiess, A. Daus, R. Ben-Arie, E. Chalutz and A. Ippolito (1998)
Biocontrol of pre- and post-harvest bunch decay of wine and table grapes
Edinburgh, U.K. (9 - 16 Aug. 1998), Poster presented in section: The practical status of biological control approaching the 21st century
