Olive Tree Disease Plagues Europe
A deadly plant disease affecting olive trees across europe could cause losses of more than 20bn over the next 50 years researchers said.
Olive tree disease plagues europe. Xylella first detected in. It s carried from tree to tree by a little bug. 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. An olive tree is cut down in oria near brindisi southern italy monday april 13 2015 in an attempt to keep a deadly pathogen xylella fastidiosa from spreading.
They ve modelled the future worst impacts of the xylella fastidiosa pathogen. Sjor wikimedia commons licenced under cc by sa 4 0 a plant disease spread by sap sucking insects has been devastating olive and fruit orchards across southern europe but scientists are. One of those grow ers is cosimo epi fani. Oil from an infected tree is still safe to consume but.
Researchers say the economic costs of a deadly pathogen affecting olive trees in europe could run to over 20 billion. Summarise where possible how expected climatic changes are likely to impact the distribution and occurrence of such pests and diseases as well as their impact on olive growing regarding current practices socio economic results and environmental conditions. On a recent octo ber morn ing the 38 year old was gath er ing olives with his fam ily. A deadly disease estimated to have killed a million olive trees in italy has spread to france.
The bacteria xylella fastidiosa which is spread by. They ve modelled the future worst impacts of the xylella fastidiosa pathogen. Researchers say the economic costs of a deadly pathogen affecting olive trees in europe could run to over 20 billion. The area s olive trees have been attacked by xylella fastidiosa a plant pathogen that scientists say is killing thousands of trees and spreading north photo.