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Disease-resistant raspberries – from FreshFruitPortal.com

Here’s a taste of some of the latest stories about plant health, including the development of disease-resistant raspberries in the U.S., news on a biofertilizer that could save citrus crops in Brazil, and how DNA barcoding could be the future of crop pest control.

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• U.S.: Cornell launches new disease resistant raspberries
  Fresh Fruit Portal, 8 May 2012
• Beetle-fungus disease threatens crops and landscape trees in Southern California
  EurekAlert! – Agriculture, 8 May 2012
• Wet conditions increase chocolate spot risk
  FWi – Arable News, 4 May 2012
• Spain: Artificial intelligence to Identify diseases in citrus
  FreshPlaza.com, 4 May 2012
• DNA barcoding insect pests could facilitate their control
  CropBiotech Update, 4 May 2012
• Climate change may trigger pest attacks on cassava
  SciDev.Net, 30 April 2012
• Faba bean rust alert for SA and Victorian crops this season
  Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Media Releases, 30 April 2012
• In Brazil a “biofertilizer” to combat citrus pests and diseases is being made
  FreshPlaza.com, 27 April 2012
• New downy mildew resistant cucumber
  CropBiotech Update, 27 April 2012
• Alternaria test a step closer for potato growers
  FWi – Arable News, 25 April 2012

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