Here’s a taste of some of the latest stories about plant health, including the risk of invasive pests spreading across Africa as a consequence of irrigation, research into genetic markers for disease resistance and salt tolerance of rice in Vietnam, and farmers in Honduras adopting sustainable methods to deal with increasing drought.
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- Mexico bans methyl bromide on banana farms
Fresh Fruit Portal, 26th August 2015 - Vietnamese farmers debate options in the face of a changing climate
Bioversity International, 25th August 2015 - Gambia: Nari Sensitises Farmers On Fruit-Fly Control Method
AllAfrica News: Food and Agriculture, 21st August 2015 - Caribbean project to benefit small farmers
Fresh Plaza, 19th August 2015 - Brazilian Soybean Pest Management and Threats to Its Sustainability
International Pest Control, 19th August 2015 - Perspectives on Crop Protection in India
International Pest Control, 19th August 2015 - Sustainable Agriculture Helping Honduran Farmers
Honduras News, 17th August 2015 - TGAC leads development to diminish threat to Vietnam’s most important crop
EurekAlert! – Agriculture, 17th August 2015 - Ghana: Continued disease spread for mango farmers
Fresh Plaza, 13th August 2015 - Irrigation risks spreading invasive pests across Africa
SciDev.Net, 13th August 2015
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