Here’s a taste of some of the latest news stories about plant health:
- Rising prices make corn insect control more beneficial
Southeast Farm Press, 11 April 2011 - Ozone reduces fungal spoilage of fruits and vegetables
ScienceDaily: Latest Science News, 11 April 2011 - Potential New Pest of Fruit – Spotted Wing Drosophila
Weekly Crop Update, 8 April 2011 - Ug99 lineage races confirmed in Tanzania
Borlaug Global Rust Initiative, 5 April 2011 - Pest analysis laboratory to be set up in Kenya
African Agriculture, 5 April 2011 - Fire Blight Controls Under Fire
Growing Produce – Fruit News, 5 April 2011 - Cartoons provide extension
The New Agriculturist, March 2011 - Wheat crop hit by disease in China
Business Spectator: NEWS – Agribusiness, 31 March 2011 - Getting Closer to a Better Biocontrol for Garden Pests
USDA Agricultural Research Service, 31 March 2011 - Kenya: Resistant wheat
African Press International, 25 March 2011
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