The Plantwise Blog

Here’s a taste of some of the latest stories about plant health, including Hydroponic lettuce production in Vietnam, Indian fruit growers demanding ban on counterfeit pesticides and Tuta absoluta hits Nigeria.

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• Rwanda: Gicumbi Farmers Reap Big From Cooperative Farming, Marketing
  All Africa News, 31^st May 2016
• Indian fruit growers demand counterfeit pesticides ban
  Fresh Plaza, 31^st May 2016
• Nigeria:   FG Confirms Six States Hit By Tuta absoluta 
  All Africa News, 25^th May 2016
• Mechanism for herbicide resistance in Palmer amaranth identified
  AgroNews, 20^th May 2016
• Don’t jump the gun on pest control
  Grainews, 20^th May 2016
• GM and Bt crops are ideal for drought conditions
  The New Indian Express, 19^th May 2016
• CIMMYT battles wheat blast outbreak in Bangladesh
  Capital Press, 18^th May 2016
• Pioneering Rice Planting Technology in Cambodia
  AgTechXChange, 17^th May 2016
• Vietnam: Hydroponic lettuce production and biological control of pests
  Fresh Plaza, 18^th May 2016

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