Monday, 15 May 2017

PRO/PL> Leaf rust, coffee - Honduras: new strain susp.

Other Plant Disease -- Honduras
World Coffee Research [WCR] has confirmed that the Lempira coffee variety is no longer resistant to leaf rust. This confirms the industry's worst fear since outbreaks were reported earlier this year [2017] in important Honduran coffee-producing regions.
"Lempira, makes up a significant portion of Honduran coffee and has been widely planted since an epidemic of leaf rust hit Central America beginning in 2012," WCR said. Rust infections [were reported] in January 2017. WCR conducted DNA

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://bit.ly/2pRi1Bo

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