Olive Tree Disease Bbc
Italy must step up efforts to contain a bacterial disease blighting olive trees in the southern province of lecce the european commission has warned.
Olive tree disease bbc. Researchers say the economic costs of a deadly pathogen affecting olive trees in europe could run to over 20 billion. Olive knot is a olive tree disease of bacterial origin. The olive harvest in southern italy has been hit by the disease which arrived in the country in 2013 the bacterium invades the vessels that a plant uses to transport water and nutrients causing. Although not fatal to the tree peacock spot will result in an increase in leaf drop and reduced vitality.
Bbc environment correspondent a pest that can infect hundreds of plants from lavender to olive trees is of growing concern in the uk. Olives trees are usually free of pests and diseases even in our cooler climate. When the infection is considerable the weakening of the tree is widespread with dry branches and a significant reduction in production. There are a couple of pests and diseases that can occur.
Common olive tree disease olive peacock spot aka olive leaf spot. They ve modelled the future worst impacts of the xylella fastidiosa pathogen. Xylella fastidiosa has wreaked havoc on olive plantations in parts of italy and has also been found in france and spain. Aka bird s eye spot olive peacock spot is very common and affects the leaves of olive trees around the world from the uk to australia.
It only attacks olive trees and only affects trees through the growing season. It can infect cherry almond and plum trees as well. Xylella is considered to be one of the most dangerous pathogens for plants anywhere in the world. The xylella fastidiosa bacteria also threatens.
At present there is no cure for the infection. The olive harvest in southern italy has been hit by the disease which arrived in the country in 2013 the bacterium invades the vessels that a plant uses to transport water and nutrients causing.