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Oil seed rape is susceptible to a number of diseases (Credit: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA licence)

Here’s a taste of some of the latest stories about plant health, including reports of Aster yellows infecting 60% of Canadian Canola, the identification of a recent maize virus in Kenya and the development of dual disease resistant Cassava.

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