PlantwisePlus Blog

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

• Smarter toxins help crops fight resistant pests
  EurekAlert! – Agriculture, 9 October 2011
• Herbicide-resistant superweeds overpowering crops
  CBC.ca – Technology & Science, 7 October 2011
• Research urged to combat Philippine banana disease
  SciDev.Net, 7 October 2011
• US (FL): Citrus growers fight greening
  FreshPlaza.com, 7 October 2011
• Kenya set to Boost Wheat Production with Two Disease-Resistant Varieties
  Borlaug Global Rust Initiative, 4 October 2011
• Bacterial wilt destroys 20% of Ugandan district’s banana crop
  African Agriculture, 3 October 2011
• Increase seen in Goss’s wilt corn disease this season
  Farm Industry News, 3 October 2011
• Bactrocera invadens pest status in Mozambique
  FreshPlaza.com, 3 October 2011
• Rwanda: Rwamagana Farmers Wary of Unknown Banana Disease
  AllAfrica News: Food, Agriculture and Rural Issues, 2 October 2011
• Wiping out pests without wiping out vineyards
  Cooperative Research Centre for National Plant Biosecurity, 1 October 2011

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