Other Plant Disease -- Philippines
For the last 3 years, the _Phytophthora palmivora_ has caused decline of durian harvest in Davao region by about 10 per cent and the disease continues to be one of the challenges the industry is facing.
Davao Industry Council's Larry Miculob said, "It has really a high level of destruction in Davao City." As _P. palmivora_ does not only affect the durian fruits but the entire tree, he said this resulted to a total loss of production. To counter the problem, growers are using fungicide
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?5813416&promed&0
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