18th February 2020

There are four deadlines each year for submission of applications; The last day of February, 31st May, 31st August and 30th November. …

17th February 2020

Call status: Open Call opens: February 2020 Application deadline: 16 March 2020, 16:00 Programme Coordination Team The Strategic Priorities Fund Bacterial …

14th February 2020

To better understand how opinions affect the success of a control campaign, researchers coupled a mathematical model of the spread …

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21st February 2020

Mechanisms of powdery mildew resistance of wheat a review of molecular breeding

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21st February 2020

Two Phytophthora parasitica cysteine protease genes, PpCys44 and PpCys45, trigger cell death in various Nicotiana spp. and act as virulence factors

12th February 2020

On 12th February, Darwin Day is celebrated as the anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birthday in 1809. Organisations across the globe …

11th February 2020

“To rise to the challenges of the 21st century, we need to harness our full potential. That requires dismantling gender …

11th February 2020

Many New York tomato growers are familiar with the scourge of bacterial canker—the wilted leaves and blistered fruit that can …

11th February 2020

WASHINGTON — Dog detectives might be able to help save ailing citrus groves, research published Monday suggests. Scientists trained dogs …

2nd February 2020

With foliage and tropical plants in general, you have far fewer diseases to watch out for than with many annuals or perennials. …

31st January 2020

Our gardens will look completely different in coming years because invasive species and pests are out of control, a Gardeners’ …

29th January 2020

Dame Helen Mirren is backing efforts to keep deadly plant disease Xylella out of the UK by voicing an animation …

27th January 2020

New York is the fifth largest producer of onion bulbs in the United States, producing over 110,000 metric tons from …

27th January 2020

If ensuring plant health is not successful against threats such as climate change, pesticides and degraded ecosystems, the world may …

21st January 2020

The British Society for Plant Pathology are partnering with the Royal Horticultural Society and Department for Environment Food and Rural …

1st January 2020

CABI have released the seventeenth in a series of great quizzes on plant health diagnostics.  …

29th December 2019

A newly discovered water mold could ruin Christmases yet to come. Scientists have found that Fraser firs are highly susceptible …

27th December 2019

Researchers have taken another step forward in combating the citrus greening disease that has plagued the industry. A possible early detection …

22nd December 2019

Researchers have developed a “cocktail therapy” to control bacterial wilt disease by blending viruses together to selectively destroy the pathogen. …

10th December 2019

The western corn rootworm, one of the world’s most damaging maize pests, can use plant defense compounds to defend itself …

8th December 2019

A recent Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions article studies one of these chitin-binding proteins from a soilborne fungus (Verticillium nonalfalfae) that causes vascular wilt …

6th December 2019

A new actor in the immune system of plants has been identified. KAUST scientists have identified the protein MAP4K4 is …

4th December 2019

A consortium of researchers is aiming to attack to dangerous rice disease threatening to world’s food stability and the economical …

2nd December 2019

FOND DU LAC – With tar spot apparently having established itself as a permanent late season disease threat to corn …

30th November 2019

A mysterious disease is starting to kill American beeches, one of eastern North America’s most important trees, and has spread …

28th November 2019

Farmers rely on seed systems for access to high-quality, disease-free planting material at the start of the season. Good seed …