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 …

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15th January 2020

Ralstonia solanacearum causing potato bacterial wilt: host range and cultivars susceptibility in Rwanda

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14th January 2020

A LuxRtype regulator, AcrR, regulates flagellar assembly and contributes to virulence, motility, biofilm formation, and growth ability of Acidovorax citrulli

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 …

28th November 2019

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

26th November 2019

The ‘Plant Pathology’ Best Student Paper prize for 2019 has been awarded to Kwame Ogero from the International Potato Center …

26th November 2019

A quarantine has been declared following the detection of the citrus disease Huanglongbing (HLB), or citrus greening, in a single …

24th November 2019

Conquistadors brought new human diseases like smallpox and cholera when they invaded North and South America. They also brought infections …

20th November 2019

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

12th November 2019

Researchers are using the gene-editing tool to boost the fruit’s defences and prevent the extinction of a major commercial variety. …

10th November 2019

Plant biologists have recognized the potential in using small molecules identified from chemical libraries to provide insights into biological questions …

8th November 2019

Two studies offer a powerful strategy for combating bacterial blight in rice. Bacterial blight is an important disease of rice …

6th November 2019

In a renewed effort to help protect banana crops in Latin America and the Caribbean, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has …

4th November 2019

Ants can protect plants from certain diseases thanks to the infection-fighting antibiotic chemicals they secrete from their legs and bodies, …

2nd November 2019

Looking at the massive selection of goods available in US grocery stores, most consumers likely don’t realize just how hard …

31st October 2019

From www.fwi.co.uk: A soil-borne pathogen found in wheat and oilseed rape crops can cut rapeseed yields by up to 50%, …

29th October 2019

AMES, Iowa – A multi-state experiment that recently received a major grant will examine how planting cover crops on farm …