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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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• Tomatoes will soon be resistant to whitefly
  [Wetenschap] Resource, 13 September 2012
• Malawi: Drought-Resistant Tea Highlighted in Natural Product Research
  AllAfrica News: Food and Agriculture, 14 September 2012
• Ecuador: Sigatoka disrupts banana export
  FreshPlaza.com, 14 September 2012
• Newly-Discovered Rice Gene Could Boost Global Food Supply
  Scientific American, 17 September 2012
• Grain aphid could be a greater threat this autumn
  FWi – Arable News, 17 September 2012
• Asian insects make a beeline for Switzerland – swissinfo.ch
   NAPIS Pest Tracker News, 18 September 2012
• Drought affects citrus production in Bolivia
  FreshPlaza.com, 20 September 2012
• Timing critical for blackgrass control
  FWi – Arable News, 24 September 2012
• Leaf Beetle Key to Ridding Southern Florida of Destructive Vine
   NAPIS Pest Tracker News, 25 September 2012
• Mexican researchers pinpoint best melon growing conditions
  Fresh Fruit Portal, 25 September 2012

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