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 …

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 …

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22nd August 2019

Diversity of virulence phenotypes among annual populations of Puccinia triticina originating from common wheat in Israel during the period 200015

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15th August 2019

An efficient method to clone TAL effector genes from Xanthomonas oryzae using Gibson assembly

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 …

15th August 2019

The BSPP are looking for a new Secretary for a three year term commencing in January 2020.  The Board wishes …

15th August 2019

The BSPP are looking for a new Membership Secretary for a three year term commencing in January 2020.  The Board …

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 …

17th July 2019

A new technique that uses microneedle patches to collect DNA from plant tissues in one minute, rather than the hours …

15th July 2019

Recent news alerts have been sent out by Purdue Extension, Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR), and other groups regarding …

13th July 2019

Insects and diseases that damage crops are probably present in many places thought to be free of them, new research …

11th July 2019

Virginia Tech researchers discovered that wheat plants “sneezing” off condensation can vastly impact the spread of spore-borne diseases, such as …