Plantwise Blog

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

• Chile starts kiwifruit inspections for Psa-V disease
  Fresh Fruit Portal, 8 November 2011
• Crop parasite may spread with global warming
  Business Weekly, 7 November 2011
• Preventing Epitrix potato flea beetles
  FWi – Arable News, 7 November 2011
• How parasites modify plants to attract insects
  EurekAlert! – Agriculture, 7 November 2011
• Michigan State University professor’s invention analyzes plant diseases without leaving the field
  EurekAlert! – Agriculture, 7 November 2011
• Toxinas Bt modificadas acaban con varios tipos de plagas
  SciDev.Net, 4 November 2011 (Spanish)
• Characterization of 3-D patterns of disease in cherry
  AoB Blog, 30 October 2011
• AU: Fungus takes the spice out of ginger industry
  Fresh Plaza, 28 October 2011
• Technology may help in the early detection of pests
  FWi – Arable News, 27 October 2011
• Citrus Scientists Shine Light On Fungus Problem
  Growing Produce – Florida News, 27 October 2011

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