Paola Minardi

Master’s thesis

• Effect of oxidative stress induced by hydrogen peroxide on Pseudomonas syringae.
• Actinorhizal symbiosis: isolation and preliminary characterisation of selected Frankia strains.
• Molecular characterisation of Coniothyrium minitans strains, a hyperparasite of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum.
• Assessment of the genetic diversity of Erwinia amylovora isolates from different host plants using AFLP analysis.
• The genus Ephedra: an indicator of biodiversity.
• Use of Monarda didyma essential oil in plant pathology: in-plant antimicrobial activity in the control of kiwifruit bacterial canker.
• Varietal analysis of five Zea mays L. hybrids: variability in fibre and energy content according to geographical area during the years 2012–2015.
• Internal control plans at a feed mill for aflatoxins and deoxynivalenol in accordance with QMS and QS standards.
• Analysis for aflatoxin B1 in feed intended for dairy cows in the Parmigiano Reggiano PDO supply chain.
• The importance of soil composition and fertility in the nutrition of dairy cows: effects of leguminous crops and sustainable agricultural practices.
• REP-PCR analysis of Ralstonia solanacearum strains isolated in Emilia-Romagna.
• Xanthomonas arboricola: genetic fingerprints of Chilean strains associated with bacterial necrosis of the hazelnut.
• New biological control agents for the management of Xanthomonas fragariae in strawberries
• Hypersensitivity responses of Xanthomonas arboricola strains isolated in Chile from symptomatic Corylus avellana L. plants.
• Bacterial wilt of tomato caused by Ralstonia solanearum in Emilia-Romagna: genotypic characterisation of race 1 strains.
• Biofortified tomato plants: assessment of varietal susceptibility to Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum.
• Early detection of Xanthomonas arboricola pv. corylina in Corylus avellana L. plants: development of a diagnostic assay based on quantitative PCR (qPCR).