【中国日报】Quick plant disease testing assists fruit growers in Xinjiang
About600,000metrictonsofapplesaregrowneachyearinAksuofNorthwestChinasXinjiangUygurautonomousregion.ProvidedtoChinaDailyNANJING-AnEastChinauniversityhasinventedatestpaperforquicklydiagnosingaplantblightdisease,whichhasassistedtheproductionofprimefruitinNorthwestChinasXinjiangUygurautonomousregion.AksuapplesandKorlapearsarehotlysought-afterfruitonChineseandforeignmarketssincetheAksuandKorlaregionsinXinjianghaveatemperatecontinentalaridclimateandlongsunshinehourswhichareidealforgrowingthesucculenta