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Damage by codling moths, now rare in Brazil © Clemson University (CC BY licence)

Here’s a taste of some of the latest stories about plant health, including work in Uganda to save the Irish Potato in Kabale, Brazil nearing eradication of a major fruit pest, and farmers testing wheat for climate change adaptation.

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• Local rice makes the grade in West Africa
  SciDev.Net, 25^th March 2013
• Upgrades to basic mobile phones aim for a smart future
  SciDev.Net, 25^th March 2013
• Uganda: Scientists Work to Save the Irish Potato in Kabale
  AllAfrica News: Food and Agriculture, 23rd March 2013
• Brazil nears eradication of major fruit pest
  Fresh Fruit Portal, 22nd March 2013
• Beet the rising blackgrass threat
  FWi – Arable News, 22nd March 2013
• Chile developing tool to determine Psa risk
  Fresh Fruit Portal, 21st March 2013
• Scientists Map Genome of Fungus Causing Dutch Elm Disease
  Crop Biotech Update, 20th March 2013
• Dominican Republic: citrus growers struggle to fight locusts
  Fresh Fruit Portal, 18th March 2013
• Mexico: Pests threaten 40,000 hectares of citrus
  FreshPlaza.com, 13th March 2013
• Farmers testing wheat crops for climate change adaptation
  Bioversity International, 11th March 2013

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