Other Plant Disease — India
The chili crop in Nagpur and Amravati [districts of Maharashtra] is reported to have been hit by a virus. The infection may bring the yield down by almost 50 per cent. Even growers in Madhya Pradesh have been hit, where the crisis is reported to be worse [and] the crop expected to be down to 30 per cent.
The state’s agriculture department said there had been an attack of the churda-murda virus. Around 50 000 hectares [about 124 000 acres] area in Nagpur are under chili cultivation [and]
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