Plantwise Blog

Here’s a taste of some of the latest news stories about plant health:

• Mandalotus weevil study
  Grains Research & Development Corporation – Media release, 8 March 2011
• Hidden fusarium threat revealed
  Farmers Weekly Interactive – Arable News, 7 March 2011
• Rust Never Sleeps
  The Official Blog of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, 3 March 2011
• Host-Pathogen Biology: Genes Used by Some Infectious Bacteria to Overwhelm Plant Defenses Identified
  ScienceDaily: Pest and Parasite News, 3 March 2011
• New publication: Insects of upland crops in Cambodia
  International Association for the Plant Protection Sciences, 3 March 2011
• Rust Watch: Yellow rust poses global threat
  Farmers Weekly Interactive – Arable News, 3 March 2011
• Diversifying Crops May Protect Yields in the Face of a More Variable Climate
  BioScience Press Releases, March 2011
• Biologist Belovsky’s research offers important clues about grasshopper population explosions
  Notre Dame News – Research News, 24 February 2011
• International Short Course on Pest and Disease Diagnostics
  International Association for the Plant Protection Sciences, 19 February 2011
• Key to aphid invasion success found
  BBSRC – Funding opportunities, news and media releases, 16 February 2011

If there’s another news story you’d like to highlight, please post a Comment (link above).