Tuesday, 9 May 2017

PRO/PL> Bacterial black rot, cabbage - USA: (TX)

Other Plant Disease -- United States
Many Rio Grande Valley [Texas] farmers are trying to recoup their losses after the black rot disease invaded their crops. [A farmer] said, "It affected green and red cabbage. I ended plowing under over 75 per cent... It was a real disaster."
Juan Anciso, Texas AgriLife, said other farmers also saw big losses. About half of the 3000 acres [about 1214 ha] of cabbage this [2017] season was lost due to black rot. "Warm weather for bacteria increases their reproduction rate. We have had a

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://bit.ly/2pggzgE

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