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Here’s a taste of some of the latest stories about plant health, including IPM advice for coffee-growers in Colombia, the latest on cashew pests in Vietnam, and already predictions are being made for lemon and mango production in 2013.
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- US (FL): Citrus growers warned over black spot spread
FreshPlaza.com, 27 March 2012 - Jamaica: Growers must adapt to greening disease
FreshPlaza.com, 23 March 2012 - Saving Kenya’s Maize Crop
CropBiotech Update, 23 March 2012 - How Rice Blast Fungus Achieves Full Virulence
CropBiotech Update, 23 March 2012 - Fungi to hit Peruvian mango and lemon production in 2013
Fresh Fruit Portal, 23 March 2012 - EU: Invasion of Asian fruit fly
FreshPlaza.com, 19 March 2012 - Vietnam: Major pest and disease attack on cashews
FreshPlaza.com, 19 March 2012 - Salt-tolerant wheat a breakthrough for better yields
Environmental News Network, 16 March 2012 - An integrated pest management program for coffee berry borer in Colombia
EurekAlert! – Agriculture, 14 March 2012 - Mexico: Counties declared fruit fly free
FreshPlaza.com, 13 March 2012
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