Other Plant Disease — Nepal
Orange farmers [in Salyan district, province of] Karnali are deeply distressed because harvest was slashed by half due to a pest attack during the flowering period. The winter was slightly warmer, which attracted pests to the crops, experts said. A majority of orange growers are in trouble as production has been dropping annually.
The bacterial scourge known as citrus greening has devastated orange orchards in Salyan. According to the Agriculture Development Office [ADO], 700 orange farmers
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