How Drought Shapes the Impact of Xylella Fastidiosa on Almond Trees
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How drought shapes the impact of Xylella fastidiosa on almond trees
Xylella fastidiosa is a pathogen that poses a serious threat to agri-food systems. An insect-borne bacterium that eventually causes trees to dry out and die, it was first detected in Spain in 2016, alarming the farming community. Although it is more commonly associated with olive trees, it also inflicts heavy losses on almond crops.
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BIOENGINEER.ORGDrought and Wild Shrubs Amplify Xylella Damage in Almond Orchards, Study
A University of Córdoba study finds that drought and pathogen-hosting shrubs in the surrounding landscape intensify the impact of Xylella fastidiosa on almond trees in Alicante, pointing to new landscape-scale control strategies.
The UCO research shows how the environmental context and vegetation surrounding the crops can influence the response of the tree to the pathogen. A total of 17 young people access this course to the desired degree in the UCO through the excl quota.
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