Other Plant Disease -- Philippines
Asturias [province of Cebu] Mayor Jose Antonio Pintor said that ricefields have been infected by Rice Tungro Disease (RTD) [in the area] . "We have to declare it under state of calamity so we could pull out their harvest."
Municipal Agriculturist Jade Mesias said there is already an outbreak of the disease. "The virus really kills the plant." He said 78 per cent of the total rice producing area in Barangay [municipality] Lunas, or 33 of the total 43 hectares are severely damaged. While 100
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