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18/09/2020

Biodegradable plastics: agricultural practices, life-cycle and regulatory framework (2)

(Part 2)     Impact on yield: In a report entitled "Effects of biodegradable mulch on…

17/09/2020

Biodegradable plastics: agricultural practices, life-cycle and regulatory framework (1)

(Part 1) Opinion trends and political decisions taken in favor of limiting chemical inputs (fertilizers, pesticides,…

09/09/2020

Bacterial speck disease: Newly identified gene grants resistance

Bacterial speck disease, which reduces both fruit yield and quality, has been a growing problem in…

27/08/2020

EU: new measures to prevent the spread of ToBRFV

The European Commission has recently published an implementing regulation containing measures to prevent the introduction and…

24/08/2020

The missing link between modern tomatoes and their wild ancestors

“Expanding the geographical range where tomato can be grown” The tomato’s path from wild plant to…

21/08/2020

The tomato red spider mite in New Zealand

At the end of May, Biosecurity New Zealand (the Ministry for Primary Industries) found two small…

20/08/2020

Spain: the pandemic has exhausted stocks

The season began in an unprecedented context Despite appearances, the start of the harvest season in…

14/08/2020

Publication: Genomic Designing for Climate-Smart Tomato

By Mathilde Causse, Jiantao Zhao, Isidore Diouf, Jiaojiao Wang, Veronique Lefebvre, Bernard Caromel, Michel Génard and…

12/08/2020

Weather situation as of end of June

Mediterranean Basin (Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Greece, Turkey, etc.) Weather conditions were particularly wet on the…