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21 July 2023 | 4:08 pm
By NAN
The National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT) said it had detected a new virus disease attacking Okra plants across Nigeria.
This is made known in a statement issued by NIHORT management and made available to newsmen on Friday in Ibadan.
The institute said that reports were being received from farmers across Nigeria concerning the new and uncommon virus-like symptoms on okra farms leading to rapid disease outbreaks resulting in more than 70 per cent loss of okra plants in certain situations.
The management said that observation by a multidisciplinary team from NIHORT on ad hoc visits to okra farms revealed an unusual symptom in okra consisting of leaf curl associated with enations or outgrowths.
They are distinct from the usual leaf curl and/or vein yellowing symptoms known with virus-infected okra plants. ...
“This epidemic has assumed a nationwide occurrence, having been reported in Oyo, Ogun, Osun, Ondo, Ekiti, Lagos (Southwest) and Niger states. ...
By NAN
The National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT) said it had detected a new virus disease attacking Okra plants across Nigeria.
This is made known in a statement issued by NIHORT management and made available to newsmen on Friday in Ibadan.
The institute said that reports were being received from farmers across Nigeria concerning the new and uncommon virus-like symptoms on okra farms leading to rapid disease outbreaks resulting in more than 70 per cent loss of okra plants in certain situations.
The management said that observation by a multidisciplinary team from NIHORT on ad hoc visits to okra farms revealed an unusual symptom in okra consisting of leaf curl associated with enations or outgrowths.
They are distinct from the usual leaf curl and/or vein yellowing symptoms known with virus-infected okra plants. ...
“This epidemic has assumed a nationwide occurrence, having been reported in Oyo, Ogun, Osun, Ondo, Ekiti, Lagos (Southwest) and Niger states. ...