The losses

The loss of plants due to pathogens, combined with the loss of income due to reduced yield, is a frequent phenomenon in cases of trees infected with pathogens, the percentages of which, as it has been established through laboratory tests, are high, since many pathogens of economic importance for the crops they cannot be diagnosed by visual observation.

The cases, where the farmer will find some years after the establishment of the orchard that his trees do not meet the characteristics of the desired variety, are not few, while at the same time, the reputation and sustainability of the agricultural products are imperiled as the final product does not have the desirable quality characteristics.