Olive Tree Disease Italy
Because the agricultural industry in parts of europe hasn t had enough challenges to contend with lately an incurable bacterium called xylella fastidiosa is again threatening to kill hundreds of.
Olive tree disease italy. It can infect cherry almond and plum trees as well as olives. A pathogen is destroying italy s olive trees 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. A deadly disease estimated to have killed a million olive trees in italy has spread to france. When the infection is considerable the weakening of the tree is widespread with dry branches and a significant reduction in production.
It has become closely associated with olives after a strain was discovered in trees in puglia in italy in 2013. The french agriculture ministry announced the discovery of the bacterium xylella fastidiosa known as. The bacteria xylella fastidiosa which is spread by insects known as spittlebugs is considered to be one of the most dangerous plant pathogens in the world. Fabio serino ropi via zuma a vicious bacterium that is devastating southern italy s valuable olive.
Italy s olive trees didn t have to die new studies about a deadly bacterium threatening the trees suggest that historic groves can be saved by barbie latza nadeau on april 5 2016 olive trees. The destruction of olive trees infected with a bacterium has caused controversy in italy. Until the olive trees fell ill xylella had never been seen in europe and its identification in italy set off alarm bells across the scientific and political communities of the european union. It has already caused widespread.