Other Plant Disease — Worldwide/Unknown
Apple farmers in [Uganda’s] Kabale district are counting losses following an outbreak of the powdery mildew also known as white ash disease. The disease has so far destroyed 2000 apple trees [and] has spread to more than 238 orchards. This puts more than 23 800 apple trees at the risk of drying up.
[Farmers say that] some of the extension workers have little knowledge about apples. The Kabale district Apple Growers Association says the disease attacks the branches [and] the only available
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