An oversupply and a new plant disease threaten this year's tomatoes in Hungary

Published 2023년 4월 10일

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Hungary is grappling with the presence of Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum, a pathogen that poses a significant threat to various crops, including tomatoes. First identified in the Netherlands in 2015, the bacterium has since spread to other European countries like Belgium and Poland. It has now been detected in Hungary, particularly in three counties: Hajdú-Bihar, Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok, and Zala. The National Food Chain Safety Office is conducting further investigations to understand the source of the infection. Given the lack of chemical protection against the bacterium, its spread could lead to severe economic losses. Producers are urged to adopt stringent phytosanitary measures to limit its spread.

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Hungarian growers have no experience with the bacterium Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum yet, according to Nébih, its spread could lead to a 100% crop loss, while the concerns of oversupply were previously raised by growers. Growers are worried Another dangerous pathogen with serious economic damage has reared its head in our country. The bacterium Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum was first identified in Europe in 2015. In Dutch rose-growing farms, growers noticed symptoms of unknown origin on different varieties of roses, laboratory tests later established that the symptoms were caused by this bacterium. After the identification, the Dutch authorities notified all affected countries - where these items could have been - of the infection caused by the bacteria. In the same year, the competent authority in Belgium also found infected roses, and the following year, the pathogen was also identified in Poland, reports Világgazdaság. According to a report published by the Dutch authorities in ...

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