THE Indian Spices Board has said incidence of rot disease in cardamam plantations in Kerala's Idukki district was due to the current monsoon and the situation was not alarming. Fungal diseases were of common occurrence during monsoon season and the severity was a bit more this time, although it was not alarming, the board said in a press release. The disease has been noticed in the cardamom growing tracts in Idukki District... Read More