Plantwise Blog

Here’s a taste of some of the latest stories about plant health, including frosts affecting citrus in Argentina, Plum pox virus in Japan, and new disease resistant bean varieties in Rwanda.

Japan’s Ome plum orchards are threatened by Plum pox virus © Yoshizumi Endo (CC BY-SA 2.0 license)

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• Hong Kong enacts first pesticide residues in food regulation
  FreshFruitPortal.com, 2 July 2012

• Melon genome obtained
  EurekAlert, 2 July 2012

• Agricultural emergency declared in northeast Argentina
  FreshFruitPortal.com, 26 June 2012

• New blight strain prompts fungicide concerns
  Farmers Weekly, 26 June 2012

• Rwanda: RAB Announces New Disease Resistant Bean Seed-Brand
  AllAfrica News, 25 June 2012

• Japan: Is this the end for Ome plum industry?
  FreshPlaza, 25 June 2012

• Problem weed needs strict control
  GRDC, 25 June 2012

• Netherlands: New DNA equipment reveals risks of symptom free lettuce virus
  FreshPlaza, 25 June 2012

• Breakthrough in barley disease resistance battle
  Farmers Weekly, 22 June 2012

• Uganda: Cassava Key to Food Security, Say Scientists
  AllAfrica News, 20 June 2012

If there’s another news story you’d like to highlight, please post a comment below.