White mold can cause heavy losses
This year's rainy and relatively warm summer creates very favorable conditions for Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, the so called white mold infectio that causing serious losses to the sunflower and canola growers – agrarszektor.hu wrote.
The disease is present in many parts of the country, such as in Pinkamindszent, where already 26 per cent is infected – Sebestyén István, plant protection engineer of the Kwizda Agro Hungary Kft. warns. (agrarszektor.hu)
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