Other Plant Disease — India
Chillies in parts of Tiruchirapalli district [of Tamil Nadu] have withered away due to powdery mildew disease. The Department [of Agriculture] has been closely monitoring the impact on various crops, including chillies.
In a couple of days, the growth is fast affected, resulting in the withering of the plant itself. Farmers said that they have to incur additional expenditure to save the crop.
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[Powdery mildew of chilli and other capsicum variants is
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