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Parthenium hysterophorus is jsut one of the invasive plants that pose risk to food production © Forest and Kim Starr

Parthenium hysterophorus is one of the invasive plants that affect food production © Forest and Kim Starr

Here’s a taste of some of the latest stories about plant health, including the invasive plants posing risk to food production in East Africa, a new tomato variety a hit with farmers in Australia and the use of botanical big data helping to predict how plant species will react to environmental change.

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