JERUSALEM, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- Israeli researchers developed a biological agent to control charcoal rot disease that affects cotton crops, the MIGAL Galilee Research Institute in northern Israel said on Sunday.
Charcoal rot, common in warm and dry conditions, is caused by the fungus Macrophomina phaseolina which spreads in the soil and attacks over 500 plant species, including crops like cotton, soybeans, sunflowers, maize, and various legumes.
