Olive Tree Disease Portugal
It can infect cherry almond and plum trees as well as olives.
Olive tree disease portugal. As well as in italy the xylella bacterium has now been found in spain france and portugal. The bacterium pseudomonas savastanoi janse 1982 infects wounds in the tree. The bacteria xylella fastidiosa which is spread by. At present there is no cure for the infection.
In olive trees it can remain hidden for a year or more. The chairman of the southern olive growers association olivum told lusa news agency earlier this week that he had no doubts that the xylella fastidiosa bacteria which causes olive quick decline syndrome and destroys various trees and plants is going to affect portuguese olive groves. 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.
Xylella is considered to be one of the most dangerous pathogens for plants anywhere in the world. Olive killer disease reaches spain xylella is considered to be one of the most dangerous pathogens for plants anywhere in the world. Olive tree killer disease still poses risk to europe. Olive knot olive knot is a olive tree disease of bacterial origin.
Xylella first detected in. 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. When the infection is considerable the weakening of the tree is widespread with dry branches and a significant reduction in production. Since it was first detected in olive trees in puglia southern italy in october 2013 it has been recorded in a number of other locations including southern france spain and northern portugal.