Other Plant Disease — Australia
Chestnut growers have long battled nut rot, or _Gnomoniopsis smithogilvyi_, [which] wiped out more than 40 per cent of the national crop 2 years ago [2016], costing the industry about AUD 5 million [about USD 3.72 million].
Nut rot is the real nemesis. “[It] is an absolute pain to the industry,” [an organic grower] said. “[2016] was an exceptionally bad year, probably the worst we’ve ever had. This year [2018] there’s been patches of it emerging later on. It’s not varietal specific, it’s
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