Coconuts by Joyonweb
Here’s a taste of some of the latest stories about plant health, including the development of a new scab-resistant apple, how temperature and rainfall affect crop pest and disease interactions, and the Tanzanian research hoping to combat coconut troubles.
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- US (CA): Citrus psyllid spreads
FreshPlaza.com, 23 April 2012 - DR: Black Sigatoka, terror for banana export
FreshPlaza.com, 23 April 2012 - AU: Kalei – new scab resistant apple
FreshPlaza.com, 23 April 2012 - JIC: Temperature and Rainfall Levels Affect Crop Pest, Disease Interaction
CropBiotech Update, 20 April 2012 - VIDEO: Beet yellows virus spotted in Spain
FWi – Arable News, 20 April 2012 - Cold weather not slowing down the black cutworm moths
Farm Industry News, 19 April 2012 - Tanzania: Research Seeks to Save Coconut Crop
AllAfrica News: Food and Agriculture, 19 April 2012 - New plans to develop herbicide-tolerant beet
FWi – Arable News, 18 April 2012 - Fungal disease threat seen increasing
Environmental News Network, 15 April 2012 - Farmers in Africa should switch to biopesticides
FARA Secretariat, 12 April 2012
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