Locust by Muren Bao
Here’s a taste of some of the latest news stories about plant health, including the return of potato blackleg, new research on zebra chip disease, and an unexpected locust deterrent.
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- New potato blight strain found in the UK
FWi – Arable News, 31 January 2012 - AU: Understanding key to treating avocado root rot
FreshPlaza.com, 30 January 2012 - Worst weeds in soybeans: Herbicide resistance a threat
Farm Industry News, 30 January 2012 - Nitrogen fertiliser ‘could prevent locust swarms’
SciDev.Net, 27 January 2012 - AU: Quarantine zone to protect against fruit fly outbreak
FreshPlaza.com, 25 January 2012 - Return for potato blackleg focus
FWi – Arable News, 23 January 2012 - Crisis in St Lucia over Black Sigatoka
FreshPlaza.com, 23 January 2012 - New Zealand: Further spread of Psa-V
FreshPlaza.com, 23 January 2012 - US: Zebra stripe not spread by seed
FreshPlaza.com, 19 January 2012 - University of Warwick researchers discover plant ‘nourishing gene’
Science Business, 19 January 2012
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