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11 October 201919.45 If the Xylella, the bacterium responsible for the rapid desiccation of the olive trees in Puglia, spread in Europe it could damage the productions from over 5 billion euros, putting at risk almost 300 thousand jobs in the EU. This is what emerges from the list of priority EU harmful organisms. The list shows that xylella fastidiosa is the plant pathogen with the greatest potential impact in Europe both on the economic and environmental front: it is at the top of the EU list of the 20 'special observed' pathogens.Xylella, EU: damage risk of over 5 bln
2019-10-11T17:52:09.364Z
7.45 pm If Xylella, the bacterium responsible for the rapid desiccation of olive trees in Puglia, spread in Europe, it could damage the production of over 5 billion euros, putting at risk almost 300 thousand jobs in the EU. This is what emerges from the list of priority EU harmful organisms. The list shows that xylella fastidiosa is the plant pathogen with the greatest potential impact in Europe both on the economic and environmental front: it is at the top of the EU list of the 20 'special observed' pathogens.
Source: rainews