En 1956, en plus des multiples raisons telles que l’exode agricole qui concourent au déclin de la culture, la maladie du «mal secco» due à l’ascomycète Phoma tracheiphila Petri ravage les citronniers.
In 1956, on top of many factors such as the rural exodus that were contributing to a decline in cultivation, the lemon trees were ravaged by the ‘mal secco’ disease, which is caused by the ascomycete Phoma tracheiphila (Petri).
