New advances in Spain to prevent the introduction of Xylella in the olive grove
Olive
Almond Kernel
Spain
Published Feb 24, 2022
Tridge summary
Olimerca.- The LIFE Resilience project, whose main objective is the prevention of Xylella fastidiosa in high-density farms of both olive and almond trees, presents novelties to prevent the arrival of the bacteria in these crops.
Original content
The Bioeconomy Institute of the Italian National Research Council (CNR IBE) has made great progress in recent months, having carried out soil sampling to study microbiological activity in the same places that were taken in the first year. Specifically, the Italian partners have worked on the population dynamics of Philaenuss pumarius and Neophilae nuscampestris in olive groves. Two years of data collected on the presence of these two vectors in olive groves in Pisa, in their different stages, have led researchers to observe that they are more present in juvenile stages, while adults disappear in summer and return in autumn. In addition, abundance of Philaenuss pumarius nymphs has been observed in different species of herbaceous plants planted to increase the biodiversity of the environment. Specifically, Calendula officinalis and Phaceliathanacetifolia, which were the ones that remained the most around the crop and which are important hosts for different pollinators, are also ...
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