Sandra Savocchia

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Sandra Savocchia has a Bachelor of Agricultural Science (Honours) and a PhD from The University of Adelaide majoring in fungicide resistance and viticultural plant pathology. After completing her PhD she was employed at The University of Adelaide as a researcher in the area of grapevine root pest (phylloxera and root-knot nematode) resistance and was also involved in demonstrating and tutoring undergraduate students. She also worked for a private viticultural consultant in the Southern Vales region of South Australia.

Sandra began lecturing at CSU in 2002 in viticulture and wine science and is currently involved in teaching both undergraduate and postgraduate students. She is passionate about her research and is involved in a number of plant pathology related projects including a national project studying the management of grapevine wood diseases.Sandra is currently Associate Dean, Graduate Studies for the Faculty of Science.

Education/Academic qualification

Doctor of Philosophy, University of Adelaide

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Research Output 2003 2019

488 Citations
12 h-Index
63 Article
19 Conference paper
7 Poster
6 Presentation only
9 More

2 Citations (Scopus)

A review of Botryosphaeriaceae species associated with grapevine trunk diseases in Australia and New Zealand

Baaijens, R. & Savocchia, S., 2019, In : Australasian Plant Pathology. 48, 1, p. 3-18 16 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article

Botryosphaeriaceae

tree trunk

dieback

vineyards

cankers (plants)

1 Downloads (Pure)

Draft genome sequences of endophytic Pseudomonas spp. isolated from grapevine tissue and antagonistic to grapevine trunk disease pathogens

Niem, J., Billones-Baaijens, R., Savocchia, S. & Stodart, B., 27 Jun 2019, In : Microbiology Resource Announcements. 8, 26, p. 1-3 3 p., e00345-19.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

File

Multigene Family

Pseudomonas

Genome

Exploring the interactions between bacterial endophytes and trunk disease pathogens of grapevine

Baaijens, R., Niem, J., Savocchia, S. & Stodart, B., 2019.

Research output: Other contribution to conference › Presentation only

File

endophytes

Pseudomonas

biological control agents

pathogens

canes

Occurrence and diversity of entomopathogenic fungi (Beauveria spp. and Metarhizium spp.) in Australian vineyard soils

Korosi, G., Wilson, B., Powell, K. S., Ash, G., Reineke, A. & Savocchia, S., 2019, In : Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 164, p. 69-77 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Beauveria

Metarhizium

vineyard soils

entomopathogenic fungi

vineyard

2 Citations (Scopus)

Phytotoxic metabolites by nine species of Botryosphaeriaceae involved in grapevine dieback in Australia and identification of those produced by Diplodia nutila, Diplodia seriata, Neofusicoccum austral and Neofusicoccum luteum

Reveglia, P., Savocchia, S., Billones-Baaijens, R., Masi, M., Cimmino, A. & Evidente, A., 2019, In : Natural Product Research. 33, 15, p. 2223-2229 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Neofusicoccum

Botryosphaeriaceae

Diplodia

dieback

Lycopersicon esculentum