Scientists Identify New Fungal Disease in Ginger Crop

ICAR releases guidelines that need to be followed by farmers to control the disease spread across Kodagu district

- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ Madikeri

GINGER cultivation has picked up pace across Kodagu, especially in the northern part of the district, for its profitable returns. However, the Indian Institute of Spices Research (ICAR) has detected a new fungal disease that is affecting ginger crops across the district and has released a set of guidelines to be followed by farmers to control the disease spread.

As confirmed by the ICAR officials, the Kozhikode ICAR research centre has identified a new fungal disease that has severely affected ginger crops across the district in 2024. As confirmed by the ICAR scientists, the fungal pathogen Pyricularia spp has come as a new threat to the ginger crops in the district. The scientists confirmed that while