Other Plant Disease -- India
The deadly apple scab has broken out in orchards in [several] districts, creating panic among farmers. Horticulture officials inspected 22 orchards. "Apple scab has been detected on both fruit and leaves. We found up to 50 per cent of incidence," they observed.
The detection of scab after 33 years has come as a chilling reminder, [the disease] had destroyed the apple economy for 2 years. "It was controlled by an all-out joint vigorous anti-scab campaign launched by farmers, scientists and
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