Plantwise Blog

Scientists are helping growers of diseased pomegranates. Credit: Fir0002/Flagstaffotos (CC-BY-NC license)

Here’s a taste of some of the latest stories about plant health, including banana and cassava diseases becoming more prevalent in parts of DR Congo, pomegranate growers in India getting help with managing bacterial blight, and flooding in Costa Rica affecting crops.

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• Plant Diseases Threaten Food Security in Kivu, DR Congo
  AllAfrica News, 14 August 2012
• Poor harvest looms as stem, leaf rust bite
  The Standard, 14 August 2012
• Tanzania: Mobile Phone Pilot Program to Improve Farming
  AllAfrica News, 2 August 2012
• India: Scientists help pomegranate growers
  FreshPlaza.com, 2 August 2012
• East Africa ‘nutrient mining’ takes its toll on bananas
  SciDev.Net, 3 August 2012
• Seeds of hope amidst Philippine floods
  EurekAlert! – Agriculture, 13 August 2012
• Downpour hits Costa Rican fruit crops
  Fresh Fruit Portal, 9 August 2012
• Witch Weed Resistant Seeds Introduced in Tanzania
  Crop Biotech Update, 10 August 2012
• Pakistan: Punjab officials warn of pomegranate pests
  FreshPlaza.com, 13 August 2012
• Ivorian agricultural scientists open up their research
  SciDev.Net, 14 August 2012

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