PlantwisePlus Blog

Severe whitefly damage to melon © David Riley, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org

Here’s a taste of some of the latest stories about plant health, including whiteflies affecting melon in Honduras, a new irrigation project in Shire Valley, Malawi and rain and Citrus Greening affecting lime in Mexico.

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• Uganda: Tea Farmers Group Recognised for Efforts to Combat Climate Change
  AllAfrica News: Food and Agriculture, 4^th May 2016
• Honduras: Whiteflies cause huge losses in melon
  Fresh Plaza, 2^nd May 2016
• Severe frost damage Austrian fruit
  Fresh Plaza, 29^th April 2016
• Mexico: Rains and HLB take toll on lime production, says Colima grower
  Fresh Fruit Portal, 26^th April 2016
• Nicaragua: Rivas reduces papaya crops
  Fresh Plaza, 26^th April 2016
• Heatwave causes problems for Malaysian farmers
  Fresh Plaza, 25^th April 2016
• Dry spell in Kerala hits durian, mangosteen crops
  Fresh Plaza, 25^th April 2016
• Bangladesh: 5,000 farmers self-reliant through fruit growing
  Fresh Plaza, 25^th April 2016
• Malawi: Multi-Million Kwacha 42, 000 Hectares Shire Valley Irrigation Project Kick-Starts
  AllAfrica News: Food and Agriculture, 24^th April 2016
• Ethiopia: Youth Multiplying Drought-Resistant Seed
  AllAfrica News: Food and Agriculture, 24^th April 2016

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