TY - JOUR N2 - Morocco is basically an agricultural country; almost 40% of the workforce is employed in this sector. Xylella fastidiosa is a xylem-inhabiting pathogen which can infect more than 300 plant species, although most host species are symptomless. Until relatively recently, X. fastidiosa was primarily limited to North and South America, but in 2013 a widespread epidemic of olive quick decline syndrome caused by this fastidious pathogen appeared in southeastern Italy, and later several cases of X. fastidiosa outbreaks have been reported in other European countries (France, Germany and Spain). Following these recently confirmed findings of X. fastidiosa in the European Union, this bacterium has become a serious threat to the Moroccan flora. The national phytosanitary authorities have adopted several measures to prevent the introduction of X. fastidiosa into the national territory by deciding, inter alia, to suspend importation of host plant species to the bacterium from infected areas. This paper presents the phytosanitary risk of this bacterium in Morocco. L1 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/108775/PDF/R2_JPPR_58_3_Afechtal.pdf L2 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/108775 PY - 2018 IS - No 3 EP - 219 DO - 10.24425/jppr.2018.124640 KW - Xylella fastidiosa KW - pest risk analysis A1 - Afechtal, Mohamed A1 - Vicent, Antonio A1 - Saponari, Maria A1 - D’Onghia, Anna Maria PB - Committee of Plant Protection PAS PB - Institute of Plant Protection – National Research Institute VL - vol. 58 DA - 2018.10.05 T1 - Pest risk analysis on Xylella fastidiosa in Morocco SP - 215 UR - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/108775 T2 - Journal of Plant Protection Research ER -