Plantwise Blog

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

If there’s another news story you’d like to highlight, please post a comment.