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Nematodes are difficult to control but a new banana variety might help avoid crop loss © M. McClure, University of Arizona (CC BY-NC)

Here’s a taste of some of the latest stories about plant health, including the banana plants that can fight off nematodes, the effect of pesticides on earthworms and training for farmers in Gambia on rice crop husbandry.

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• Bats can help protect rice farms against pests
  International Association for the Plant Protection Sciences, 9^th April 2014
• Weather dents South American grape production
  Fresh Plaza, 8^th April 2014
• USDA Empowers Citizens with the Knowledge to Prevent Invasive Pests
  NAPIS Pest Tracker, 2^nd April 2014
• Gambia: Farmers Trained on Rice Crop Husbandry
  AllAfrica News: Food and Agriculture, 2^nd April 2014
• FAO Conference in Tunis emphasizes need to mobilize resources in Africa
  FAO News – Agriculture & crops, 28^th March 2014
• New design for wheat ear may boost crop yields
  Farmers Weekly, FAO News – Agriculture & crops, 27^th March 2014
• [India] ‘Develop safe, but high yielding GM crops’
  The Hindu, 26^th March 2014
• Stink bug traps may increase damage to tomato fruits
  EurekAlert! – Agriculture, 25^th March 2014
• Pesticides make the life of earthworms miserable
  EurekAlert! – Agriculture, 25^th March 2014
• Banana plant fights off crop’s invisible nemesis: Nematodes
  International Association for the Plant Protection Sciences, 25^th March 2014

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