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Northern corn rootworm © Eric Bégin (CC BY-NC-ND licence)

Here’s a taste of some of the latest stories about plant health, including the first harvest of seawater cucumbers, drought resistant corn increasing yields and the quantification of corn rootworm damage.

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• Dominican Republic: Plans to rehabilitate plantations infected by Black Sigatoka
  FreshPlaza.com, 10 December 2012
• Quatar: First harvest of seawater cucumbers
  FreshPlaza.com, 10 December 2012
  
• Quantifying corn rootworm damage
  EurekAlert! – Agriculture, 10 December 2012
• Scientists to Increase Major Crops’ Photosynthetic Efficiency for Improved Yield
  Crop Biotech Update, 12 December 2012
• NZ: Report shows effects of PSA on kiwifruit exports
  FreshPlaza.com, 12 December 2012
• Drought Resistant Corn Has 16.8% Yield Advantage
  Crop Biotech Update, 12 December 2012
• New invasive fly detected in northern South Africa
  Fresh Fruit Portal, 17 December 2012
• Plant sniffs out danger to prepare defenses against pesky insect
  EurekAlert! – Agriculture, 17 December 2012
• Nigeria: Boosting Cotton, Sorghum Production Through Biotechnology
  AllAfrica News: Food and Agriculture, 18 December 2012
• The rain in Spain falls mainly on the crops
  FreshPlaza.com, 18 December 2012

See more plant health news on the Plantwise Knowledge Bank.

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