This study has been conducted by the Botanical Department of the University of Salamanca.

The University of Salamanca, through the Vice Rectorate for Research and Transfer, supports research in the primary sector, this will offer solutions to the common problems of our fields. Numerous projects are being conducted to foster improvement in the agricultural and farming sectors. Together with the Government of Salamanca they work on finding technological solutions that will entail important developments. In the case study carried out by the Botanical Department of the University of Salamanca, Salamanca’s Forest Association and COAG, the data obtained showed the spread of the Drought of Holm Oak in this area of the province. The research team led by Botany Professor, José Angel Sánchez Agudo, created an early alert system which uses an IT tool to foresee the effect of this disease, as indicated by the report published in the daily Salamanca 24 Horas.