
Unfavourable weather, scab disease axes 50 pc Apple production in Kashmir
Srinagar, Aug 30 (UNI) Apple production, considered to be the backbone of the economy in Kashmir valley has reduced to 50 per cent compared to the last year due to unfavourable weather conditions and scab disease. Talking to UNI, Abdul Qayoom Dar, a fruit grower of central Kashmir’s Charar-e-Sharief town said that scab disease engulfed…