Identification of phytoplasmas and Auchenorryncha in Tunisian vineyards

To verify the risk that plant pathogens such as phytoplasmas could have been introduced with infected propagation material, a preliminary investigation for the presence of phytoplasmas and their insect vectors in the main Tunisian viticultural regions was carried out. To identify phytoplasmas and leafhopper fauna several survey have been carried out on grapevine and spontaneous plant species in the main grapevine growing regions of Tunisia, i.e....