Botany One on Nostr: But is it a danger to New Zealand plants in another hemisphere? A study by Sandra ...

But is it a danger to New Zealand plants in another hemisphere? A study by Sandra Visnovsky and colleagues warns us that yes, it is. Fortunately, they way they know it’s a problem, means that New Zealand isn’t in trouble yet.

The New Zealand plants studied weren’t in New Zealand. Visnovsky and colleagues studied the plants in the University of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley. Xylella fastidiosa is present in the garden, so if the plants were at risk, they should have picked it up.