Pheromone trap in Uganda © CABI
Here’s a taste of some of the latest stories about plant health, including a reduction in banana yield in the Philippines due to the effects of El Niño on rainfall, a pest causing severe damage to tomato production in Nigeria and the use of pheromones to control insect pests in the field.
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- Philippines: Banana yields down 50-60% due to El Niño
Fresh Plaza, 29th June 2015 - Global attack on potato blight
ENDURE Network News, 27th June 2015 - Bad weather, virus affects Moroccan citrus production
Fresh Plaza, 26th June 2015 - Europe: Forecasting crop failures from space
Fresh Plaza, 26th June 2015 - Postharvest hot air treatment effective against blue mold decay in sweet cherries
Fresh Plaza, 23rd June 2015 - Safe repellents that protect fruit from spotted wing Drosophila found
EurekAlert – Agriculture, 22nd June 2015 - India: Onion crop hit by disease
Fresh Plaza, 22nd June 2015 - Asia: As Tons of Bug-Infested Rice Rots, El Nino Threatens More Damage
International Association for the Plant Protection Sciences, 19th June 2015 - Nigeria: Disease Ravages Tomato Farms, Causes Scarcity Nationwide
AllAfrica News: Food and Agriculture, 18th June 2015 - Pheromones offer green alternative to pesticide sprays
International Association for the Plant Protection Sciences, 18th June 2015
See more plant health news on the Plantwise Knowledge Bank.
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