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Californian farmers are diverting water from vegetable crops to save almonds from drought © Luigi Chiesa (CC BY-SA)

Here’s a taste of some of the latest stories about plant health, including the effects of typhoons in Taiwan and China, a new strategy for almond irrigation in California and a crackdown on fake seed sellers in Kenya.

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• Agricultural losses from Typhoon Matmo reach nearly US$20 million
  Fresh Plaza, 29^th July 2014
• Coffee Rust in Guatemala
  Environmental News Network, 28^th July 2014
• New research aims to boost pea downy mildew resistance
  Farmers Guardian, 26^th July 2014
• Chinese banana harvest destroyed by typhoon
  Fresh Plaza, 25^th July 2014
• Kenya: Crackdown On Sellers of Fake Seeds
  AllAfrica News: Food and Agriculture, 24^th July 2014
• New hope for powdery mildew resistant barley
  EurekAlert – Agriculture, 24^th July 2014
• California almonds saved by diverting water from veggies
  Fresh Plaza, 17^th July 2014
• Kenya: Governors Urge State to Lift Ban On GMO Foods
  AllAfrica News: Food and Agriculture, 17^th July 2014
• Ghana: Tomato Disease Attacks Farms In Agotime-Ziope
  Daily Guide, 11^th July 2014
• The Coconut Graveyards of Mozambique  
  Concern Worldwide, 22^nd June 2014

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