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Saturday, May 21, 2022

Banana paper could save East Africa’s potatoes from devastating worms [The Conversation, May 2022]

Title:
Banana paper could save East Africa’s potatoes from devastating worms 
 
Authors:
Danny Coyne 
Soil Health Scientist, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)  
&
Solveig Haukeland 
General nematologist, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology
 
Published:
The Conversation, 19 May 2022
 
From the article:
Due to the magnitude of the damage that the nematodes cause to potato production, strict quarantine regulations have been implemented across many parts of the world to contain and restrict their further spread.  But we may have found a solution: banana paper.