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, 25th March 2013 - Upgrades to basic mobile phones aim for a smart future
SciDev.Net, 25th 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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