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2017-11-14T04:00:00.0000000Z

The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/apr/21/banana-fungal-disease-threat-latin-americaBy Oliver Milman Banana experts from around the world have gathered in Florida to find a way to halt a disease that is wiping out the …

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banana
Fusarium_wilt
FAO
Fusarium_TR4
Panama_disease
Cavendish
Sydney NSW, Australia
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2017-11-14T04:00:00.0000000Z

AllAfrica http://allafrica.com/stories/201711150642.html

By Muthoni Waweru Nairobi — The Ministry of Agriculture and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Tuesday signed a technical corporation program worth Sh50 million to be used in …

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Fall_armyworm
Kenya
FAO
Sydney NSW, Australia
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2017-11-13T18:00:00.0000000Z

The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/nov/16/bananapocalypse-genetic-modification-may-save-12bn-industryBy Michael Slexak A multibillion-dollar banana industry at risk of a deadly disease could be saved by genetic modification …

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banana
Northern_Territory_Australia
Fusarium_TR4
Cavendish_Grand_Nain_Williams
University_of_Queensland
Gros_Michel
Sydney NSW, Australia
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2017-11-13T14:00:00.0000000Z
Miyazaki, A., T. Shigaki, H. Koinuma, N. Iwabuchi, G. B. Rauka, A. Kembu, J. Saul, K. Watanabe, T. Nijo, K. Maejima, Y.Yamaji, and S.Namba​. (2017). “‘Candidatus Phytoplasma noviguineense’, a novel taxon associated with Bogia coconut syndrome …
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banana
Papua_New_Guinea
Bogia_coconut_syndrome
Candidatus_Phytoplasma_noviguineense
Sydney NSW, Australia
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2017-11-13T14:00:00.0000000Z

A ProMED-mail post <http://www.promedmail.org> ProMED-mail is a program of the International Society for Infectious Diseases <http://www.isid.org> Date: Mon 13 Nov 2017 Source: HortiDaily [edited] <http://www. …

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Spain
Zucchini
Tomato_leaf_curl_New_Delhi_strain
Sydney NSW, Australia
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2017-11-13T04:00:00.0000000Z

Dear Everyone

An update of the app Pacific Pests and Pathogens V6 is now out on Google and Apple online stores, and also on the www.pestnet.org website.
There are full and mini versions of each one.
There are another 50 fact sheets, mostly on pests of …
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App_Pacific_Pests_and_Pathogens
Version_6
Sydney NSW, Australia
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2017-11-12T14:00:00.0000000Z

UNDIAGNOSED DISEASE, RICE - INDIA: (UTTAR PRADESH) ****************************** ******************** A ProMED-mail post <http://www.promedmail.org> ProMED-mail is a program of the International Society for Infectious Diseases <

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ProMED
Rice
India
Sydney NSW, Australia
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2017-11-12T04:00:00.0000000Z
Customs officials of the central province Quảng Trị check illegally imported pesticides without clear origins. VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Thuỷ

Viet Nam News http://vietnamnews.vn/society/417266/fake-low-quality-pesticides-out-of-control.html#6X001ypCYdWT63bv.9 HCM CITY – A severe shortage of funds and personnel has resulted in such loose management of pesticides in the southern region …

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Vietnam
Fake_pesticides
Sydney NSW, Australia
Request for information
2017-11-07T04:00:00.0000000Z
Where do I get more info on little fire ants and cornea stuff - that really looks like my sons eye. He grew up here where we are infested but I doubt doctors in the States would know much. Michael N Trevor Posted on user's behalf
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Little_fire_ant
Eye_damage
Sydney NSW, Australia
Identification request
2017-10-31T22:00:00.0000000Z
Backyard coconuts, northern side of Fiji (dry zone), with powdery sticky feel to the surface

Dear Collegues,

This coconut problem was observed from only two plants in a backyard farm of a farmer in the northern side of Fiji (dry zone area). Almost all the nuts are affected with this white powdery appearance. The powder has a sticky …

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Fiji
Coconut