Indian University Releases Pest and Disease Forecast

The Centre for Plant Protection Studies, departments of entomology and plant pathology at the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University in India have released a pest and disease forecast for seven agricultural crops- paddy, cotton, tomato, turmeric, sugarcane, groundnut and maize, according to an article in the Times of India.

Recent rains raised concerns about increased insect and disease pressure. The forecast was created “to help farmers to adopt preventive measures to save crops and prevent loss in yield,” the article said.

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