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Maize is a staple crop in Malawi but farmers have been advised to diversify © CIMMYT (CC BY-NC-SA)

Here’s a taste of some of the latest stories about plant health, including Crops in Brazil still suffering after last year’s drought, the Malawi farmers advised to diversify their crops and the gene that affects nitrogen fixation and yield of soybean.

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• Rwanda: Mushroom growing transforms lives
  Fresh Plaza, 13^th January 2015

• Brazil Water Supply, Crops Still at Risk a Year after Epic Drought
  Scientific American, 9^th January 2015

• Malawi farmers advised to diversify crops
  Fresh Plaza, 9^th January 2015

• India: Social media the next buzz for farming
  Fresh Plaza, 9^th January 2015

• Uganda: Virus-resistant banana developed
  Fresh Plaza, 7^th January 2015

• Effect of the ahas Transgene on Biological Nitrogen Fixation and Yield of Soybean
  Crop Biotech Update, 7^th January 2015

• India: December rain & hail hit grape output
  Fresh Plaza, 6^th January 2015

• Kenya: Cassava Virus Alert
  All Africa: Food and Agriculture, 5^th January 2015

• Fertilizer placement affects nutrient leaching patterns
  EurekAlert – Agriculture, 5^th January 2015

• Battling Panama disease in Philippines’ bananas
  ACIAR Blog, 3^rd January 2015

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