date:Sep 29, 2019
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Italy: Hailstorms, fungal disease and bugs, a dramatic season
It's a very poor season for pears in Italy, both for the summer and autumn harvests. The problems derive from a series of concomitant factors: first of all, the spring weather conditions did not favor the fruit setting. Then, the explosion of the Alternaria disease, a fungus that causes fruit rotting. Furthermore, there have been hailstorms in large production areas, such as in Emilia Romagna. The worst adversity