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Lemons at the Mercat Central de ValĆØncia, Spain (Ā© Hans Hillewaert, via Wikimedia Commons)


We’ve selected a few of the latest new geographic, host and species records for plant pests and diseases from CAB Abstracts. Records this fortnight include a first report of Citrus leaf blotch virus in lemon in China, first report of Groundnut bud necrosis virus infecting periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus) in India and theĀ first report of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides causing anthracnose on loquat in Pakistan.

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