Here’s another taste of some of the latest news stories about plant health:
- Uruguayan scientists find apple decay pathogen fighter
FreshFruitPortal.com, 7 June 2011 - HortNZ hails govt biosecurity funding plan
FreshFruitPortal.com, 6 June 2011 - African Researchers and Farmers Begin Effort to Reduce Crop Loss from Striga
Crop Biotech Update, 3 June 2011 - Aflatoxin Infects 160 Thousand Kilos of Maize
AllAfrica.com, 3 June 2011 - Climate change allows invasive weed to outcompete local species
Purdue University, 31 May 2011 - Thrips show altered feeding behavior
University of California, 26 May 2011 - New CropMonitor App now available
HGCA, 25 May 2011 - Iraq and Syria under attack from devastating alien weed
FAO, 24 May 2011 - Deadly fungus threatens Latin American cocoa crop
African Agriculture, 23 May 2011 - Anti-locust programme in Central Asia and Caucasus
FAO, 19 May 2011
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