- Joint efforts by farmers to check deadly fungal disease bud rot in coconut plants during monsoon rains underlined by Kerala Agricultural University.
- KAU proposes Compact Area Group Approach by farmers before onset of monsoons to control the disease, action by some farmers of no use.
- Disease is the result of fungus Phytophthora palmivora, KAU scientists observed is strong presence in Kannur, Kozhikode, and Wayanad districts.
Exams Perspective:
- Monsoon
- Compact Area Group Approach