Good agronomic practices and constant monitoring are keys to limiting the spread of Xylella Fastidiosa in woody crops in the EU
Olive
Almond Kernel
Published Jan 28, 2022
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LIFE Resilience, a project co-financed by the LIFE program of the European Union (EU), whose main objective is the prevention of Xylella Fastidiosa in high-density farms of both olive and almond trees, closed 2021 having done great work through the development of genotypes of productive plants resistant to pathogens and applying practices and innovations in natural vector control methods to prevent the negative effects of this bacterium.
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This is how the director of the project, Teresa Carrillo, explains it, who affirms that "today, we have managed to advance reaching milestones as important as knowing that there are many and diverse types of Xylella, so the way forward is prevention, good agronomic practices and, above all, constant monitoring to limit the spread of this bacterium and other diseases.” In addition, during the past year the nine partners of the LIFE Resilience project, Galpagro, the University of Córdoba, Agrifood Communication, Greenfield by Agrodrone, ASAJA Nacional, Nutriprado, SAHC-Sociedad Agrícola de Herdade do Charqueirao, S.A.; Gruppo Salov and the Istituto per la Valorizzazione del Legno e delle Specie Arboree (IVALSA), belonging to the Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche of Italy, have worked hard to spread both the good practices that farmers must follow to protect their crops, and the varietal improvements that have occurred. Specifically, some of the most outstanding advances are the ...
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