Question

The black pod disease which affects cocoa is caused by

Answer 1

Black pod disease is caused by many different Phytophthora spp. pathogens all expressing the same symptoms in cocoa trees (Theobroma cacao). This pathogen if left untreated can destroy all yields; annually the pathogen can cause a yield loss of up to 1/3 and up to 10% of total trees can be lost completely.

Answer 2

a cane in his hand. The wild tusker collapsed and fell down towards the ground. No, the story does not seem to be plausible because Iswaran was a small boy at that time and the elephant described by him