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PRO/PL> Undiagnosed disease, eggplant – Fiji

Undiagnosed -- Fiji50 per cent of Fiji's eggplant [aubergine] export has been rejected due to skin lesions on the [fruits]. Last year [2014], Fiji exported 500 tonnes of eggplant to New Zealand alone.The eggplant disease has increased over the last 3 months. With a long list of possible causes, a series of research trials has been designed. The Ministry of Agriculture has formed a research task force to look into the possible causes and provide the industry with some mitigating strategies. This taskforce Read more [...]