Plum pox Plum pox Plum pox, also known as sharka, is the most devastating viral disease of stone fruit from the genus "Prunus". The disease is caused by the plum pox virus (PPV), and the different strains may infect a variety of stone fruit species including peaches, apricots, plums, nectarine, almonds, and sweet and tart cherries. Wild and ornamental species of "Prunus" may also become infected by some strains of the virus. The virus is transmitted by aphids and by the transfer of infected plant material to new locations. Plum pox poses no danger to consumers, but it can ruin the marketability
Armenian cuisine and is made from selected local white grapes grown in the Ararat Valley which is giving it a shade of caramel brown. "Popular Brands" Oghi ( "òġi") – an Armenian alcoholic beverage usually distilled from fruit; also called "aragh". "Artsakh" is a well-known brand name of Armenian mulberry vodka ("tuti oghi") produced in Nagorno-Karabakh from local fruit. In the Armenian Diaspora, where fruit vodka is not distilled, "oghi" refers to the aniseed-flavored distilled alcoholic drink called "arak" in the Middle East, raki in Turkey, or ouzo in Greece. The alcoholic drink with the longest history in Armenia is wine. The