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ResearchInGermany http://www.research-in-germany.org/en/research-landscape/news/2017/11/2017-11-14-newly-discovered-fungus-feeds-phosphorus-to-plants.html University of Cologne

Researchers from the University of Cologne discovered a fungus that …
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Phosphorus
Sydney NSW, Australia
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2017-11-14T04:00:00.0000000Z

Crop Biotech Update, sponsored by commercial companies, has several articles on GM crops that may be of interest to members

A large, prospective cohort study conducted among agricultural …
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2017-11-14T04:00:00.0000000Z
FreshFruitPortal https://www.freshfruitportal.com/news/2017/11/15/australian-university-develops-bananas-tr4-resistance/ The same Australian university that is trialing Vitamin A-enriched bananas in Uganda has successfully developed …
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Fusarium_TR4_resistance
Sydney NSW, Australia
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2017-11-14T04:00:00.0000000Z

The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/oct/25/banana-farming-danger-cavendish-crop-genetics

By Ioannis Stergiopoulos, André Drenth and Gert Kema

The banana is the world’s most popular fruit crop, with over 100m …

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Pseudocercospora_fijiensis
Sydney NSW, Australia
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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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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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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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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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Papua_New_Guinea
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Candidatus_Phytoplasma_noviguineense
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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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Tomato_leaf_curl_New_Delhi_strain
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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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