Other Plant Disease — India
Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry (UHF) advised to start management of apple core rot disease which, over the past few years, has emerged as one of the major constraints in apple production. It affects almost every orchard of [Himachal Pradesh] resulting in loss of 30 to 40 per cent.
“Every year this disease results in economic loss of Rs 720 million [about USD 11 million] to the state as the affected fruits initially do not produce any symptoms,” officials said. The
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