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Grahame Jackson
Sydney NSW, Australia
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2017-11-22T14:00:00.0000000Z
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PANTOEA BRONZING, JACKFRUIT - AMERICAS: FIRST REPORT (MEXICO)

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: November 2017 Source: Journal of Plant Pathology [edited] <http:/ …

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ProMED
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Pantoea_bronzing
Jackfruit
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Grahame Jackson
Sydney NSW, Australia
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2017-11-21T04:00:00.0000000Z
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IRRI: Using plant science to increase the production and profitability of rice
Asia Food Journal

The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) welcomed delegates from CropLife Asia to its campus to discuss the …

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IRRI
CropLife_Asia
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Grahame Jackson
Sydney NSW, Australia
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2017-11-20T04:00:00.0000000Z
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Why reducing post-harvest losses is a priority for Africa
The Conversation
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FAO
Food_security
Food_waste
Post_harvest_losses
University_of_Nairobi
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Grahame Jackson
Sydney NSW, Australia
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2017-11-18T18:00:00.0000000Z
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App to alert farmers to cassava diseases
SciDevNet http://www.scidev.net/global/farming/news/app-trained-to-spot-crop-disease-alert-farmers.html?utm_medium=email&utm_source=SciDevNewsletter&utm_campaign=international%20SciDev.Net%20update%3A%2020%20November%202017

Speed read …

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Africa
Cassava
Diseases
App_diagnosis
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Grahame Jackson
Sydney NSW, Australia
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2017-11-18T18:00:00.0000000Z
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Raindrops splash pathogens onto crops
ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171120090041.htm
Summary:
Pathogens, such as bacteria, viruses or fungi, cause harmful plant disease and often lead to the destruction of agricultural fields. With many possible dispersal …
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Grahame Jackson
Sydney NSW, Australia
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2017-11-18T04:00:00.0000000Z
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Scientists aim to fight climate change with super plants
Los Angeles Times

Can super plants help us fight climate change? A new research initiative at the Salk Institute in San Diego aims to find out. ( …

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Climate_change
Suberin
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Grahame Jackson
Sydney NSW, Australia
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2017-11-18T04:00:00.0000000Z
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Gene discovery may halt worldwide wheat epidemic

EurekAlert https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-11/uoc--gdm111617.php

Gene can help fend off devastating strain of stem rust

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - DAVIS University of California, Davis, researchers have identified a gene that enables …

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Wheat
Stem_rust
Ug99
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Grahame Jackson
Sydney NSW, Australia
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2017-11-18T04:00:00.0000000Z
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Size matters: How thrips choose their partners

EurekAlert https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-11/mh-smh110817.php

Martin Luther The bigger the male, the higher his chances to successfully mate - this applies, at least, to thrips, insects measuring only two to three millimetres in …
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Thrips
Size_and_reproduction
University_Halle_Wittenberg
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Grahame Jackson
Sydney NSW, Australia
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2017-11-17T14:00:00.0000000Z
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GM banana shows promise against deadly fungus strain

Science Magazine https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/11/gm-banana-shows-promise-against-deadly-fungus-strain

By Erik Stokstad A field trial in Australia has shown that genetically modified banana trees can resist the deadly fungus that …
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Fusarium_TR4
Panama_disease
University_of_Queensland
Cavendish
Gros_Michel
GM_banana
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Grahame Jackson
Sydney NSW, Australia
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2017-11-16T04:00:00.0000000Z
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Request for information on pests of Jelly palm
Dear Friends
Can I get some information on pests on Jelly palm (Butia spp.) fruits and their nature of damage and losses if any on the yield?
Kalidas Potineni
Principal Scientist
ICAR-Indian Institute of Oil Palm Research
Pedavegi-534450
Andhra Pradesh
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India
Jelly_palm
Butia_species
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