Idukki Cardamom Farmers Face Heavy Losses As Unseasonal Rains Trigger Rotting Disease

The disease attacks the joint between the stem and root, causing decay that rapidly spreads to other parts of the plant.

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00:00Cardamom farmers in Kerala's Iduki district are facing severe losses as unseasonal rains

00:10have triggered a rotting disease that has affected their crop the disease attacks the

00:16joint between the stem and root causing decay that rapidly spreads to other parts of the plant

00:22farmers fear a drastic drop in yields making it difficult to recover the costs of leasing

00:29land for cardamom cultivation the farmers are even

00:58struggling to afford Bordeaux mixture a traditional fungicide necessary to control

01:04the disease which needs to be reapplied after every spell of rain

01:08under tabamom breaking into the system very simple the last thing he is a

01:11difficult thing to do is to remove him from the stomach of the fat and once it is

01:14removed I've already gotten it and do nothing to do that to me the time I prefer if you

01:21don't know how to get out of the system that has pushed to the region and have努力

01:25The rotting disease, known as clump rot, is now widespread across many parts of Iduki.

01:47Agricultural experts estimate that it could reduce production by 15 to 30 percent in both

01:53small and large plantations.

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