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  Keeping plant pests and diseases at bay: experts focus on global measures

  How to prevent insects, bacteria, viruses and weeds from infesting fruit, vegetable and other plant and food consignments and then spreading across the world is the focus of a four-day gathering of international experts which began at FAO today. The annual meeting of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM), the ...

  Mar. 15, 2015
  

  By Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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  New test can detect plant viruses faster, cheaper

  A new test could save time and money diagnosing plant viruses, some of which can destroy millions of dollars in crops each year in Florida, says a University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences researcher. In a newly published study, Jane Polston, a UF/IFAS plant pathology professor, examined several ways to detect the DNA genome of begomoviruses. These viruses have emerged ...

  Jun. 20, 2016
  

  By The University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences

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  FAO urges countries to step up action against destructive banana disease

  The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is warning countries to step up monitoring, reporting and prevention of one of the world’s most destructive banana diseases, Fusarium wilt, which recently spread from Asia to Africa and the Middle East, and which has the potential to affect countries in Latin America. The ...

  Apr. 13, 2014
  

  By Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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  Agdia Releases New Molecular Test for Avocado Sunblotch Viroid

  Agdia, Inc. (Elkhart, IN) has commercialized a Nucleic Acid Hybridization Assay for Avocado sunblotch viroid (ASBVd). ASBVd is found in avocado growing regions worldwide.  Trees that are infected with ASBVd can result in a loss of yield and / or production of unmarketable fruit.  However, symptoms are not always present making pro-active testing a critical disease control ...

  Apr. 6, 2014
  

  By Agdia Incorporated