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  • Invasive Plant Bacterium Could Jeopardize the Olive Oil Industry

    Invasive Plant Bacterium Could Jeopardize the Olive Oil Industry

    An invasive and deadly plant pathogen is now threatening billions worth of olive trees in Europe. The bacterium called the Xylella fastidiosa causes diseases in a variety of plants. It causes Pierce's disease in grapevines, peach phony disease, variegated chlorosis in citrus, plum leaf scald, olive scorch, leave scorch diseases on almond, coffee, pecan, oleander, among others.