There is a deep sense of despair among areca growers in Chikkamagaluru because there is no hope of relief from yellow leaf disease (YLD). However, in recent decades, hundreds of planters have lost revenue from their areca plantations. Soon, areca plantations will vanish from this region,” he rued. The Central Plantation Crops Research Institute at Kasaragod in Kerala and the Horticulture Research Centre at Sringeri have been conducting research on YLD. M. Narayana Swamy, professor at the University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences in Shivamogga, heads the research centre set up at Sringeri in 2009.

Source: The Hindu December 25, 2020 18:17 UTC