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Watch out for soil ‘HIV’ attacks that can wipe out entire tomato crop

Last week, I wrote about tomato production in greenhouses and in the open fields. One of our readers was quick to point out that she has abandoned her greenhouse due to what she calls the ‘HIV of soil’. Despite successive sprays of fungicide, her tomato still succumbed to this deadly disease.

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