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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. 14, 2014

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

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. 21, 2016

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

USDA Makes $5 Million in Farm Bill Support for National Clean Plant Network Available

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today the allocation of $5 million to support 19 projects under the National Clean Plant Network (NCPN) funded under the Agriculture Act of 2014 (the 2014 Farm Bill). NCPN-funded facilities provide high-quality propagative plant material that is free of plant pathogens and pests that can otherwise cause economic losses to the ...

Jun. 30, 2014

By U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Xylella bacteria increasingly affecting olive trees in Southern Europe

EU-wide emergency measures came into force on 19 May to deal with the bacterium Xylella fastidiosa, the cause of a devastating disease in various plants including olive trees in Italy. Xylella fastidiosa is a quarantine organism in the EU. There are no pesticides for combating this bacterial disease, so reliable detection and diagnostic methods are essential for preventing the spread of the ...

Jun. 2, 2015

By Wageningen University and Research Centre

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. 7, 2014

By Agdia Incorporated

Sub-Saharan Africa news in brief

Namibia urged to invest more in science and technology Increasing investment in science and technology could help Namibia reduce poverty, hunger, disease and unemployment, said former president Sam Nujoma last week. Launching the country"s National Science, Engineering and Technology Week, Nujoma said: "If Namibia has to turn around the slow rate of economic development, which is ...

Jul. 15, 2010

By SciDev.Net

STARLIMS Supports California ‘s BSE Testing Program

Untitled Document Hollywood, FL. September 14th, 2004, STARLIMS Corporation, the leading global provider of Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS), today announced the California Animal Health and Food ...

Jan. 1, 2004

By STARLIMS - a brand by Abbott Laboratories

Global stem rust tracker unveiled in China

A global monitoring system was unveiled today to track the spread of devastating wheat pathogens known as stem rusts, at the 2012 Borlaug Global Rust Initiative (BGRI) Technical Workshop in China. The functional surveillance and monitoring network, the Global Cereal Rust Monitoring System ('Rust Tracker'), now covers 27 countries and a large ...

Aug. 31, 2012

By SciDev.Net

GE Healthcare Strengthens “Make in India” Capability for Accessible, Affordable Healthcare

Manufactures first ever India designed and developed Computed Tomography system – Revolution ACTs Announces a new venture GenWorks Health Pvt. Ltd to cater to the tier II/III towns GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), reiterated its commitment towards ‘Make in India’ by strengthening its R&D, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Distribution ...

Apr. 2, 2015

By General Electric

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