PlantwisePlus Blog

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

• Switzerland: new health provisions for the import, trade and plant production
  Anemia, 20 March 2011
• Indian Mustard May Be Alternative to Fumigation in Cotton
  CropBiotech Update, 18 March 2011
• Taking plants to the doctor: plant health clinics from Bolivia to Bangladesh
  R4D Agriculture Case Studies, 17 March 2011
• The Asian long-horned beetle: Hopefully not coming to a neighborhood near you
  Scientific American, 17 March 2011
• Chemical-free pest management cuts rice waste
  EurekAlert! – Breaking News, 17 March 2011
• Research team seeks to introduce rust fungus resistance in switchgrass
  Virginia Tech, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, 17 March 2011
• Speeding development of biological controls
  Endure RSS, 16 March 2011
• Papaya Mealybug on the Move: Now in Pakistan
  International Association for the Plant Protection Sciences, 15 March 2011
• As disease threatens country’s staple banana food, Ugandan scientists grow GM varieties
  African Agriculture, 13 March 2011
• New disease-tolerant cassava variety released in Nigeria
  African Agriculture, 13 March 2011

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