date:Dec 19, 2018
40% due to a disease called citrus greening (Huanglongbing, HLB). It is caused by a vector-transmitted pathogen and has already rendered a large volume of the citrus fruit non-marketable.
Totey, the executive president of OGAI, said the disease has affected vast stretches especially in areas like Paratwada, Anjangaon and Chandur Baazar in Amravati. Nearly 30% or 40% of the produce here succumbed to HLB. The disease's spread may have something to do with the water paucity and drought-like condit