Cotton Leaf Curl Disease

Syllabus: General Studies Paper 3

CLCuD is a viral disease which affects the overall growth of the cotton plant and hits its yield. 

• Leaves of infected cotton curl both upward and downward.
• The whitefly attacks have led to the spread of cotton leaf curl disease (CLCuD)
• CLCuD is a viral disease that affects the overall growth of the cotton plant and hits its yield. Leaves of infected cotton curl both upward and downward. 
• When whiteflies attack the crop, the CLCuD is expected because they transmit the virus further.
• During the survey, cotton farmers informed that they have done two or three sprays to control the white flies.
• Farmers also indicated that they have sown CLCuD-resistant hybrids and even after that the attack of the virus is prevalent.