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Choose right onion varieties to avoid viral disease

Iris Yellow Spot virus (IYSV) disease, onion disease.

Are you an onion farmer and have failed to get good yields from your crop due to a strange disease? Research now shows the seed varieties you have been buying for planting could be the problem.

There are varieties susceptible to Iris Yellow Spot virus (IYSV) disease, which is transmitted by thrips. To avoid it, farmers are advised to choose the right seed varieties for planting. The IYSV disease can cause vast damage to onions and great loss of income.

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