February 2004

• Viruses that Pose Serious Threat to Vanilla Plantations in French Polynesia Identified

• Scientists Explore Methods of Protecting Olive Trees from Olive Knot Disease

• New Genetic Research to Help Fight Leaf Rust of Wheat

• Discovery of Disease-Resistant Genes to Help Bean Farmers in Central Mexico

• Scientists Compare Control Methods for Scab in Southeastern U.S. Peach Crops

• Midwestern Potato Crops Show Increased Occurrence of Early Blight Despite Use of Q(o)I Fungicides

• Chlorine Dioxide May Be Used to Treat Irrigation Water

• Researchers Discover Pathogen to Have Direct Effect on Blackberry Bud Development

• Study: Soil Salinity Promotes Disease Development in Chile Pepper Plants

• New Methods Prove Effective in Controlling Soilborne Pathogens in Spanish Strawberry Nurseries

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