PRO/PL> Undiagnosed disease, orange – India: (SK)

Undiagnosed — India
An unknown disease has claimed around 70% of oranges in [parts of] East District. A local farmer [said] that flowering and fruiting of the oranges were excellent this [2020] season. However, the oranges were just about ready for plucking when the fruits started dropping, he said. Around 70-90% of the orange production has been lost. The farmers are presently collecting the fallen semi-ripe oranges. “We are burying our damaged oranges because it could infect our fruit-bearing trees. We do not