Voetrot (English: “Foot rot (pepper disease)”) is a term or concept described in Jongejan’s Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu in relation to Aceh. Most destructive disease of pepper plants; destroyed whole complexes.
Translation
Foot rot (pepper disease)
Description
Most destructive disease of pepper plants; destroyed whole complexes. Banka variëteit tried—initial success then killed off within weeks. Lampong variëteit more resistant but discovered too late.
Significance
The term Voetrot is recorded by Jongejan as part of the cultural, administrative, or institutional vocabulary of Aceh.
See Also
Source
Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu, by J. Jongejans, Oud-Resident van het Gewest Atjeh en Onderhoorigheden, with a foreword by Dr. H. Colijn (Baarn: Hollandia Drukkerij N.V., c. 1938), pp. —.