Olive knot: New disease strikes crops in Quneitra ...Syria

Quneitra – Zain al-Joulani Olive knot or olive tuberculosis is a new disease that farmers have not encountered before, affecting olive trees in Quneitra governorate in southern Syria. It is a fungal disease that manifests on trees as fibrous knots. The knots accumulate on the branches, leaves, and the main trunk of the tree down to its roots, according to farmers in the area who spoke to Enab Baladi. Farmers from the countryside of Quneitra reported that olive knot has affected some of their trees, leading to losses in their crop. Losses and fruit drop Saddam reported last year the spread of the olive knot disease, which struck a large portion of his trees. He owns 30 dunams planted with oli

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