Plantwise Blog

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Here’s a taste of some of the latest news stories about plant health, including dehydrated weevils, bananas saved from nematode attack, and how weeds and diseases work together to take down sweetcorn.

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• African GM banana trial set to combat root-eating worm
  Fresh Fruit Portal, 29 February 2012
• Russian Dolls of the Bug World
  Science and Technology, 28 February 2012
• Kenya: Striga weed parasite to be tackled with pesticide-treated maize seed
  African Agriculture, 26 February 2012
• Growers beware: 2012 primed for yellow leaf spot
  Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Media Releases, 23 February 2012
• Hermetic bags save African crop, but not how experts once thought
  EurekAlert! – Agriculture, 22 February 2012
• Research grant to fund vegetable pests’ research in three African countries
  African Agriculture, 21 February 2012
• US: New York potato growers victory over golden nematode
  FreshPlaza.com, 21 February 2012
• Weeds and diseases pack one-two punch to sweet corn
  ACES News RSS Feed, 21 February 2012
• Tanzania: Orange expert calls for action against fruit fly
  FreshPlaza.com, 20 February 2012
• Zimbabwe: Hailstorm Destroys 22 Ha Tobacco Crop
  AllAfrica News: Food, Agriculture and Rural Issues, 18 February 2012

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