Contagious crop disease plagues Sindh's mango fields
Contagious crop disease plagues Sindh’s mango fields Farmers fear summer may not be as sweet this year with produce damaged KARACHI: This summer, it is likely that the sweet smell of ripe mangoes may not be as strong as in previous seasons. You may also find yourself yearning to see more yellow on pushcarts and in markets and longing for the delightfully sweet taste of the Sindhri variety of this drupe, called the king of fruits in Pakistan. Mangoes are under threat in Sindh by the fast-spreading mango death syndrome, which consists of different diseases - one of the deadliest being the sud...