18th September 2019

BSPP is proposing to appoint two paid positions on a freelance basis. These positions are a Society Administrator and Policy …

12th September 2019

Director Commonwealth Mycological Institute 1968-1983 It was sad to hear of the passing of Anthony Johnston, a plant pathologist and …

29th August 2019

From Eureka Alert. Simple, fast and flexible: It could become significantly easier to vaccinate plants against viruses in future. Scientists …

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18th September 2019

Tomato brown rugose fruit disease: current distribution, knowledge and future prospects

Latest MPP Article

11th September 2019

Phyllosticta citricarpa and sister species of global importance to Citrus

27th August 2019

From phys.org. An invisible enemy is attacking South Dakota corn. The crop may look fine above ground, but as many …

26th August 2019

From jic.ac.uk Limonoids are a class of plant natural products whose complex chemistry has been intensively investigated for over 50 …

25th August 2019

From the JIC. Researchers have uncovered an unusual protein activity in rice that can be explored to give crops an …

23rd August 2019

From the www.cambridgenetwork.co.uk. A new, free online course aimed at 16-19 year olds across Europe aims to inspire young people …

21st August 2019

By Anne Manning at Colorado State University. Plants, like humans and animals, have over millions of years evolved complex immune systems …

19th August 2019

In December 2018, the United Nations General Assembly declared 2020 as the International Year of Plant Health (IYPH). The year is a once …

19th August 2019

Written by Juniper Kiss. Powdery mildews are common obligate biotrophic fungal pathogens of many crops and wild plants worldwide. Their …

18th August 2019

Published on Eureka Alert In a Plants, People, Planet study, researchers investigated the evolution of the two most prevalent orchid viruses using …

14th August 2019

The International Year of Plant Health 2020 (IYPH2020) will see a number of activities coordinated or sponsored by the ISPP. …

14th August 2019

Published by the Royal Society of Biology. It is not enough for the UK to be a possible destination; we …

14th August 2019

Published by National Geographic. A fungus that devastates banana plants has now arrived in Latin America, the Colombian government confirms. …

13th August 2019

A paper by Daniel F. Klessig et al. titled “Nematode ascaroside enhances resistance in a broad spectrum of plant–pathogen systems” …

12th August 2019

Published by the APS. Citrus Huanglongbing (HLB), also known as greening, is one of the most serious citrus plant diseases …

10th August 2019

From the AMERICAN PHYTOPATHOLOGICAL SOCIETY, published on Eureka Alert Tomato yellow leaf curl disease (TYLCD) caused by tomato yellow leaf …

9th August 2019

AMERICAN PHYTOPATHOLOGICAL SOCIETY St. Paul, MN (August 2019)–Soilborne pathogens are a major issue worldwide as they can infect a broad …

6th August 2019

Published by Matt Shipman at NCU Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed portable technology that allows farmers to …

3rd August 2019

“Dangerous Pastures: Deadly Grass Puts Horses at Risk” – Such dire warnings on the websites of horse owners and horse …

1st August 2019

CABI has led an international team of scientists who strongly suggest that the global trade of forest tree seeds is …

31st July 2019

The annual general meeting for the British Society for Plant Pathology will be held on Monday, 2nd September at 12.40pm.  …

26th July 2019

In a long-feared development, an extremely damaging banana disease has apparently reached Latin America. Late last week, the Colombian Agricultural …

26th July 2019

An outbreak of Leptosphaeria leaf spot (Pestalotiopsis spp) that has hit many rubber plantations in Indonesia is expected to significantly reduce …