Other Plant Disease — India
With incidence of diseases found in patches of turmeric fields in [several] districts, farmers have been advised to take preventive measures to control the disease during the tuber formation stage.
[Local] scientists said that turmeric is an important commercial spice crop in the region. But heavy wind and the winter season can damage leaves and affect rhizome development.
Turmeric rhizome rot is a major disease with a yield reduction of 40 to 60 per cent. The soil should be treated with
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