Here’s a taste of some of the latest stories about plant health, including Tanzanian stakeholders concerned about whitefly pest, biocontrol in Kerala’s banana plantations and a record output of cashews in Ivory Coast.
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- Tanzania: Stakeholders Concerned About Whitefly Pest
AllAfrica News: Food and Agriculture, 15th February 2016 - New target found in search for new, more effective herbicide
EurekAlert – Agriculture, 11th February 2016 - Record cashew output for Ivory Coast
Fresh Plaza, 11th February 2016 - Nigeria: Why We Developed Drought Resistant Crops – Professor Izge
AllAfrica News: Food and Agriculture, 10th February 2016 - Maize lethal necrosis field day demonstrates promising maize germplasm
CIMMYT Blog, 10th February 2016 - Uganda: Scientists Make Breakthrough in Blight-Resistant Irish Potatoes
AllAfrica News: Food and Agriculture, 10th February 2016 - Naturally Occurring Plant Enzyme to Increase Wheat Yields
Crop Biotech Update, 10th February 2016 - Uncoding a citrus tree killer
EurekAlert – Agriculture, Fresh Plaza, 9th February 2016 - Kerala banana plantations’ bio pest control
Fresh Plaza, 8th February 2016 - South Africa’s fruit industry damaged by fire, drought
Fresh Plaza, 8th February 2016
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