PRO/PL> Undiagnosed disease, apricot – Pakistan: (KP)

Undiagnosed — Pakistan
A fungal disease has infected thousands of apricot trees in lower parts of Chitral, damaging the fruit in its early stage. A farmer said the disease attacked hundreds of trees. The leaves had turned read with holes in them. The disease had attacked a month ago and was spreading fast. [He] said the fungus was widespread this year [2020] unlike the previous years. Solitary trees were less affected [than] those close [to] others.
When contacted, [the] agriculture department said the disease