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Fire blight has been found for the first time in Estonia © R. Grimm (CC BY-NC license, Bugwood.org)

Here’s a taste of some of the latest stories about plant health, including the fight against black sigatoka in Dominica, discovery of fireblight in Estonia, and CIMMYT’s introduction of a variety of wheat tolerant to Ug99 in Bangladesh.

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