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Lemons are amongst the citrus fruits affected by drought in Bolivia © Amada44 (CC BY licence)

Here’s a taste of some of the latest stories about plant health, including droughts affecting Citrus in Bolivia, discovery of a phosphorous-boosting gene in rice and improved tea cultivars in Malawi.

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