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The City of Caravaca de la Cruz, through its Department of Environment is conducting a treatment to alleviate the effects of the disease "Anthracnose" which is affecting a part of the municipality of woodland species known as Bananas shade.
The technicians responsible for maintaining green spaces are developing in Miguel Espinosa Avenue and Paseo de la Corredera a process to keep the affected individuals in the best conditions and plant health, thus addressing the problem with the best guarantees .
The councilor responsible for the area, Antonia Maria Alvarez, noted that "they have launched all control measures against this disease that is spread by contact between tree branches sick and healthy, playing an important role in its spread through drops of water. "
Also, Jorquera Alvarez has denied that the appearance of that fungus is a consequence of the lack irrigation as affected trees are watered daily, three hours in the morning and three hours in the afternoon, through the drip irrigation system.
Anthracnose in a common disease in Spain since the eighties.
This is a condition caused by a group of fungi that attacks specially the species "Platanus Hispanica".
It is contrasted, as technical reports, that high temperature favors its appearance.
Symptoms begin with the appearance of small necrotic spots on the leaf surface, similar to the effect of a frost.
When the attack is quite widespread, there is a partial or total loss of the copy sheet.
Therefore, this disease causes aesthetic depreciation species used as a shade tree in parks, gardens and avenues.
The technical experts have established an action plan in several stages to tackle the disease.
Will require the development of various control tasks mitigation and monitoring over several months, taking advantage of seasonal changes, to ensure full recovery of the affected individuals.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Caravaca de la Cruz
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