The new Apulian initiative brings together olive growers, farm owners and researchers to save Ostuni’s centuries-old olive trees from Xylella fastidiosa.
Treatment to Mitigate the Impact of Xylella Fastidiosa Shows Promise in Italy
Researchers found that a recently-patented bio-complex killed bacteria from three strains of Xylella in infected trees, while increasing their resilience to the disease.
Olive trees affected by Xylella fastidiosa in Salento, Italy
Feb. 1, 2021
New evidence confirms that one of the most promising tools to combat Xylella fastidiosa in Italy is working.
As the new treatment, composed of zinc, copper and citric acid, has shown an ability to mitigate the impacts of the deadly olive tree pathogen, a growing number of farmers in the southern olive-producing region of Puglia are taking notice.
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