Date palm farmers must watch out for Black scorch Published: 9:13 PM, Aug 04, 2021 Delay in eliminating black scorch may create hotspots of the pest and spread to other trees. Farmers should pay attention to irrigation, fertilisation, weed removal, and cleanliness of the palms. Amin bin Mayouf al Hinai, MoAFWR official
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Farmers must take adequate preventive measures to protect date palms from black scorch, a fungal disease, which is spreading across many governorates in the Sultanate, advised an agriculture ministry official.
Black scorch, also called Medjnoon or Fool s disease, has been observed on date palms in all date growing areas of the world. According to experts of the Food and Agriculture Organization, symptoms are usually expressed in four distinct forms: black scorch on the leaves, inflorescence blight, heart or trunk rot and bud rot on palms of all ages. Infections are all characterised by partial or complete
Date palm farmers must watch out for Black scorch
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