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Xanthomonas wilt causes rotting and bacteria-laden exudates © Guy Blomme/ Bioversity International (CC BY-NC-ND)

Here’s a taste of some of the latest stories about plant health, including measures taken against Banana Xanthomonas Wilt in Tanzania, new citrus varieties released in Brazil and GM cotton linked to rise in aphid numbers.

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• Taking measures against banana disease
  FreshPlaza.com, 9th April 2013
• Mexico: 3,000 hectares of plantains affected by Black Sigatoka
  FreshPlaza.com, 9th April 2013
• Use of GM cotton linked to rise in aphid numbers
  SciDev.Net, 8th April 2013
• Food Security: enough on our plates?
  Global development: Food security | guardian.co.uk, 7th April 2013
• Sudan: Locust Threat Terrorizing Northern Sudan – UN
  AllAfrica News: Food and Agriculture, 4th April 2013
• Supply and Demand for Cereals in Pakistan
  IFPRI INFO, 3rd April 2013
• Nigeria Develops Maruca-resistant Cowpea to Reduce Farm Loss
  Crop Biotech Update, 3rd April 2013
• Brazil: Embrapa releases new citrus varieties
  FreshPlaza.com, 29th March 2013
• Cassava can become Africa’s new cash crop
  Global development: Food security | guardian.co.uk, 28th March 2013
• NZ: PSA diagostic kit goes on sale in Chile
  FreshPlaza.com, 28th March 2013

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