Has <em>Xylella fastidiosa</em> “chosen” olive trees to establish in the Mediterranean basin?

Severe decline of olive trees was observed in the Lecce province, Apulia (Italy), and received the name ‘complesso del disseccamento rapido dell’olivo’ (olive rapid decline complex). Affected plants showed leaf scorch symptoms and dieback of twigs, branches and even of the whole plant. Similar symp...

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Main Authors: Antonia CARLUCCI, Francesco LOPS, Guido MARCHI, Laura MUGNAI, Giuseppe SURICO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2013-12-01
Series:Phytopathologia Mediterranea
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Online Access:https://oajournals.fupress.net/index.php/pm/article/view/5544