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PRO/PL> Buckeye & bacterial blight, tomato – India: (HP)
Other Plant Disease -- IndiaAn unexpected outbreak of buckeye rot and leaf blight diseases that has hit tomato and capsicum crops following heavy rainfall and warm temperatures is giving sleepless nights to farmers.Tomatoes are one of the major cash crops grown over 25 000 hectares [about 62 000 acres] in lower and mid-altitude areas, with an annual production at one million tonnes. So far, the prevalence of these diseases has caused damage to over 30 to 40 per cent of tomato and capsicum crops in Read more [...]
