Here’s a taste of some of the latest news stories about plant health:
- New locust threat in Madagascar
FAO, 21 June 2011 - US: Tiny fly causes big trouble for Oregon’s fruit farmers
Fresh Plaza, 20 June 2011 - ‘Super wheat’ resists devastating rust
SciDev Net, 17 June 2011 - Weeding out Africa’s witch plant
New Agriculturist, June 2011 - U.S. Announces Support for the Africa-led Partnership for Aflatoxin Control in Africa
International Association for the Plant Protection Sciences (IAPPS), 15 June 2011 - Banana Bacteria Wilt Rages On
allAfrica.com, 15 June 2011 - Entomologists Launch 5,000 Insect Genome Project (i5k)
Entomological Society of America, 14 June 2011 - Salivating over wheat plants may net Hessian flies big meal or death
Purdue University News Service, 14 June 2011 - PestWebNZ gives farmers new tool to combat pests and weeds
‘Scoop’ Independant News, 13 June 2011 - Genome offers clue to functions of destructive wheat fungus
Purdue University News Service, 13 June 2011 - New Research Facility Will Help Safeguard the Supply of Global Wheat Crops
USDA Agricultural Research Service, 13 June 2011 - Farmers plant their hopes on cell phones
African Agriculture, 12 June 2011
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