Undiagnosed — Nepal
In Jhapa [district, Province One], an unidentified disease which rots corms of banana plants ravaged commercial banana plantations. [It] first appeared 6 months ago and has been spreading since. Once infected, the corm — a swollen underground stem — decays and the leaves turn pale-yellow before the plant dies.
“We are facing troubles identifying the disease while it is spreading at an alarming rate,” said a farmer. “We are undertaking sanitary measures to treat the plants but to no
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