The Database of PCR Primers for Phytopathogenic Agents

NEW HOME FOR SPPADBASE

By Stefano Ghignone, on February 8th, 2023

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site development updates

By Stefano Ghignone, on February 25th, 2015

Dear Users, as you can see, the site has undergone to some graphic changes and fixes in the last days. This is a short report of update activities:

WordPress main update to version 4.1.1 Theme and Plugins updates (latest reference and feedback pages are working again) Lateral columns better organized in one only column new . . . → Read More: site development updates

The New Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection

By Stefano Ghignone, on February 18th, 2015

On May 1st 2014, the Institute of Plant Virology (IVV) and the Institute for Plant Protection (IPP) of the National Research Council of Italy (CNR) merged into the newly formed Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection (IPSP). Both the former Institutes were already involved in the development of sustainable strategies for plant protection. The . . . → Read More: The New Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection

The Next NGS Challenge Conference

By Stefano Ghignone, on March 7th, 2013

The Next NGS Challenge Conference is a joint event of the EU COST Action SeqAhead, the EMBnet, the International Society of Computational Biology ISCB and the 7FP Project STATegra that aims to become a dedicated meeting on cutting-edge Next Generation Sequencing applications. The goal of this Conference is to bring together computational biologist and bioinformaticians . . . → Read More: The Next NGS Challenge Conference

Development and evaluation of a real-time PCR seed lot screening method for Fusarium circinatum, causal agent of pitch canker disease

By Stefano Ghignone, on January 16th, 2013

Fusarium circinatum is a serious pathogen of Pinus spp. worldwide, causing pitch canker disease. F. circinatum can contaminate seeds both internally and externally and is readily disseminated via contaminated seed. Many countries require screening of pine seeds for F. circinatum before they can be imported. The currently accepted screening method is based on . . . → Read More: Development and evaluation of a real-time PCR seed lot screening method for Fusarium circinatum, causal agent of pitch canker disease