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Here’s a taste of some of the latest stories about plant health, including some good news for growers in Australia, New Zealand and Canada, how scientists have finally caught gene-thieving fungi, and a quick ‘pecan’ to the future of weevil control.

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• Fungus enters plant by stealing plant genes
  [Wetenschap] Resource, 13 March 2012
• Canada is potato cyst nematode free
  FreshPlaza.com, 12 March 2012
• AU: Fruit fly situation going in right direction
  FreshPlaza.com, 8 March 2012
• Better understanding of cowpea weevil could improve storage
  SciDev.Net, 8 March 2012
• Light leaf spot control assisted by resistance elicitors
  FWi – Arable News, 7 March 2012
• Dark Sigatoka threatens banana cultivation in Colombia
  FreshPlaza.com, 6 March 2012
• NZ: Psa infections slow
  FreshPlaza.com, 5 March 2012
• Be Sure to Monitor for Spotted Wing Drosophila in Strawberry and Brambles This Year
  Weekly Crop Update, 2 March 2012
• New soybean varieties introduced in Brazil
  CropBiotech Update, 2 March 2012
• Pecan weevil biology, management and control strategies
  EurekAlert! – Agriculture, 29 February 2012

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