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FreshPlaza https://www.freshplaza.com/article/9130383/rhapsody-works-against-fungal-diseases-of-greenhouse-cucumbers/

The commercial greenhouse production of …

FreshPlaza https://www.freshplaza.com/article/9130935/tunisia-confirms-the-presence-of-the-fungus-that-causes-black-spot/

Science https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/08/tiny-insect-could-be-delivering-toxic-pesticides-honey-bees-and-other-beneficial-bugs

By Katie Camero Researchers already knew neonicotinoids could harm honey bees and other beneficial insects …

ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/08/190805134015.htm

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American Phytopathological Society

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Tomato yellow leaf curl disease (TYLCD) is the most destructive disease of tomato, causing severe damage to crops worldwide …

Phys.Org https://phys.org/news/2019-08-aims-world-trees-forests-pests.html

by CABI CABI's expert scientists in the field of ecosystems management and invasion ecology have presented new guidance on ways to help protect the world's trees and forests …

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Science https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/08/slow-motion-video-reveals-how-ants-deliver-their-painful-venom?utm_campaign=news_daily_2019-08-02&et_rid=389253831&et_cid=2930587

Phys.Org

https://phys.org/news/2019-07-networks-crops-fertilizer.html

by University of OxfordAn interdisciplinary research collaboration between the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge has engineered a novel synthetic plant-microbe signaling …

GeneticLiteracyProject https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2019/08/01/synthetic-signalling-networks-between-gmo-plants-bacteria-could-boost-crops-yields/

Barney Geddes | Nature The root microbiota is critical for agricultural yield, with …

GeneticLiteracyProject https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2019/08/01/denied-access-to-neonicotinoid-insecticides-uk-farmers-scramble-to-control-deadly-plant-virus/

Lucy de la Pasture Controlling the spread of plant viruses has just got harder with …