Olive Tree Disease In Puglia
It can infect cherry almond and plum trees as well.
Olive tree disease in puglia. As disease threatens the olive oil industry in puglia scientists hope to revive a traditional. Aerial image of olive groves in puglia southern italy showing two varieties of olive trees some infected with xylella fastidiosa left and some resistant to the disease. More than just pesticide. Xylella is considered to be one of the most dangerous pathogens for plants anywhere in the world.
Pesticides have performed an invaluable service around the world. After months of inaction authorities in the puglia region have now resumed efforts to track the spread of the bacterium xylella fastidiosa which causes a disease called olive quick decline. This article is more than 1 year old. Italy s farmers turn to cow dung to save beloved olive trees.
At present there is no cure for the infection. In the puglia region of italy which produces 40 percent of the country s olive oil a bacterium from the new world xylella fastidiosa is infecting trees by the millions cbs news cbs evening news. Approaches have involved uprooting all infected plants buffer.