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Banana Xanthomonas Wilt- infected banana plants in banana farm. (Photo credit: IITA Image Library via Flickr.com)

Here’s a taste of some of the latest stories about plant health, including reports linking pesticide use to reduced cocoa and oil palm yields in Ghana,  an unidentified maize disease in Kenya, and the destructive banana disease in Congo-Kinshasa that is threatening food security.

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