Bacterial and fungal infections made watermelon plants turn yellow in Noakhali Dhaka TribuneThe infection is turning the watermelon plants yellowBacterial and fungal infections have damaged and affected at least 22,857 acres of watermelons in Nokahlai's Subarnachar upazila. As a result of the bacterial infection, local farmers are not to get expected yields and are on the verge of suffering a great financial loss. This has struck fear of bankruptcy among the local farmers. The fields became a breeding ground for fungal and bacterial organisms, which then sprouted the roots of the watermelon plants and turned them yellow; a sign of infection. All our watermelon plants, along with fruits, are becoming infected.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 19, 2019 09:56 UTC