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Here’s a taste of some of the latest news stories about plant health, including apple troubles in Brazil, strawberries suffering from resistant moulds, and pests hitching a ride in Australia.
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- A potential new pest threat identified from a new trade route
IPPC, 17 January 2012 - Hail cuts back Brazilian apple volumes
Fresh Fruit Portal, 13 January 2012 - Costa Rica to sterilize fruit flies with X-rays
Fresh Fruit Portal, 13 January 2012 - Malawi: Farmers Ease Climate Woes With Fertiliser Trees
AllAfrica News: Food, Agriculture and Rural Issues, 12 January 2012 - U.S.: pesticide resistance growing in strawberries
Fresh Fruit Portal, 11 January 2012 - US: Asian pest lands in Maine, worries berry growers
FreshPlaza.com, 9 January 2012 - Resistant wheats and Ethiopian farmers battle deadly fungus
African Agriculture, 6 January 2012 - Scientists refute Greenpeace claim that genetically modified corn caused new insect pest
EurekAlert!, 6 January 2012 - New biofungicide fights powdery Mildew
FreshPlaza.com, 5 January 2012 - Fungus hits wheat crop, northern states on alert
Borlaug Global Rust Initiative, 5 January 2012
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