ORIGINAL PAPER Rodrigo P. P. Almeida. Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA Summary On 21 October 2013, the Italian phytosanitary service notified the European Commission (EC) that the plant pathogen Xylella fastidiosa had been detected in olive trees near Gallipoli, a tourist destination in Italy’s southern region of Apulia. This […]
One plant of oleander found positive to Xylella fastidiosa in Germany
The Institute for National and International Plant Health of the Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI) has notified the first identification of a plant sample found positive to Xylella fastidiosa in the territory of Germany. During a baseline survey performed, on April 20, 2016 in a greenhouse of a small nursery producing young vegetable and ornamental plants, in […]
MAJORCA DAILY BULLETIN| Tougher measures sought to prevent “olive ebola” in the Balearics
The Xylella fastidiosa (Xf) bacterium was first being detected last year in parts of Europe. Commonly referred to as the “olive ebola”, it can cause serious damage to olive trees and also to almond, fig and citrus trees. The El Pi party has now taken the matter to the Balearic parliament in seeking the means […]
POnTE and JRC conduct a coordinated campaign for the simultaneous acquisition of field surveys and remote sensing data over the Apulian Xf-infected area
During the last week of June 2016, CSIC, CNR-IPSP, UNIBA and CRSFA, all members of the POnTE consortium, teamed up with the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission (JRC) to coordinate their field surveys and lab analyses of olive trees with the JRC’s airborne survey of a Xylella fastidiosa infected zone. An airplane, chartered by […]
AGRONEWS CASTILLA Y LEON | La preocupación por la bacteria Xylella fastidiosa centra la jornada informativa realizada hoy por la La Unió de Llauradors en La Jana
Article in original language La Unió de Llauradors ha organizado hoy, 13 de julio, en la localidad de La Jana (Maestrat) una interesante jornada informativa sobre la amenaza que supone para el cultivo del olivo y otros cultivos leñosos la Xylella fastidiosa, conocida como el ébola del olivo, y las medidas de lucha y control […]
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