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PRO/PL> Oily spot, pomegranate – India: (MH)

Other Plant Disease -- IndiaPomegranates in Maharashtra have been affected by bacterial blight (oily spot) disease, causing damage to the fruit's quality by up to 70 per cent. For [the] last 2 to 3 years, pomegranate crops have been badly affected by bacterial blight on a large scale. The disease may cause up to 90 per cent yield reduction.Prabhakar Chandane, Maharashtra Pomegranate Growers Research Association, [said that] the crop has been affected in Nashik [district], Indapur [Pune district], Read more [...]