Other Plant Disease — Cuba
The Villa Clara Province Centre for Plant Health reports that currently conditions are favourable for development of fungal diseases. Many farmers are trying to grow several crops per season. This aids the spread of tar spot of maize which can destroy whole fields.
The disease was reported in Cuba for the 1st time in 2014 from the province of Ciego de Avila where it caused heavy crop losses. The outbreak was eventually controlled by the use of fungicides, and this is also urgently
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