Caccavo Vittoria
Name and Surname: Vittoria Caccavo
Cycle: XXXV - Curriculum: Agricultural, Forest and Environmental Science
Tutor: Prof.ssa Donatella Battaglia
Co-tutor: Prof.ssa Maria Nuzzaci
Title of the project
Sustainable control of insect vectors of phytopathogenic viruses in the context of climate change: the role of radical symbionts
Aims of the project
The PhD thesis is focused on the study of effects of Trichoderma spp and Glomus spp. (a) on the development of populations of Myzus persicae and Macrosiphum euphorbiae (Hemiptera:Aphididae) on tomato plants, (b) on the transmission efficiency of cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) by aphids, (c) on the influence of high temperature on the survival of aphids and (d) on the effects of volatile organic compounds (VOC) emitted by radical symbionts in aphids behavior and on the efficiency of virus transmission.
E-mail: vittoria.caccavo@unibas.it