Why are Vinh oranges in Quy Hop falling more and more?
(Baonghean.vn) - Many orange growing areas in Quy Hop (Nghe An) - considered the capital of Vinh oranges - are seeing more and more fruit fall, causing heartache for orange growers. Professional agencies have made initial assessments of the cause of the above phenomenon.
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| Orange growers in Minh Hop commune, Quy Hop district are heartbroken because their oranges are falling off in large numbers. Photo: Xuan Hoang |
Many years ago, the productVinh orangeIn Quy Hop district (Nghe An), oranges are falling a lot, especially this year the phenomenon of "unprecedented" orange falling has made orange growers sad and worried, but helpless because they do not know how to handle it. This orange crop, the capital of orangesQuy HopDozens of tons of oranges have fallen, causing great damage to orange garden owners.
Faced with that situation, Mr. Nguyen Tien Duc - Head of the Department of Crop Production and Plant Protection said that recently the Department has sent specialized staff directly to the Quy Hop orange area to survey and grasp the situation of orange falling here to determine the cause.
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| Orange trees in Quy Hop district are infected with the disease. Photo: Quang An |
Through that, the professional agency determined that many orange gardens are old, degenerate, have reduced immune systems, and are susceptible topestsInvasion: Anthracnose, canker, Greening, fruit fly... Oranges can also fall physiologically, after a long period of drought, followed by rain.
Thus, the phenomenon of oranges falling a lot in Quy Hop is caused by pests and diseases.
"To fix the problem of oranges falling off, it cannot be handled immediately, but requires a long-term strategy. The solution is to survey each orange garden to clearly determine the cause of the pest and disease before coming up with a specific solution," said Mr. Nguyen Tien Duc.
Currently, Quy Hop is the locality with the largest commercial orange area in Nghe An province with 1,400 hectares./.
