Nur Khozin, a chilli grower in Sleman, Yogyakarta, often feels traumatize when the monsoon season arrives. The reason is because at that particular time chilli plants are likely susceptible against yellow disease. The disease which is caused by gemini virus is indeed frightening. Besides contagious, it also causes the plant will not be able to yield outcome. Fortunately, now he uses hedge of long beans. The hedge can block whitefly Bemisia tabaci which becomes the vector of gemini virus. (Lani Marliani)
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