21st October 2019

Each month, CABI produce a quiz for their Plantwise plant doctors. These are people at the heart of the CABI …

17th October 2019

An image is worth more than 1000 words! By introducing Graphical abstracts for original articles and review articles accepted for publication, Plant Pathology …

15th October 2019

The adoption of open science practices has been highlighted as essential to promote accessibility, transparency and reproducibility in science. Documenting, …

15th October 2019

The cuticle is a waxy covering of a leaf that helps prevent water-loss. A new study of adult maize leaves …

13th October 2019

Trees fight infections by trapping pathogens in one part of the tree. Hugh Morris and colleagues have been reviewing how …

11th October 2019

ETH researchers are involved in the development and implementation of a method to efficiently breed for disease-resistant beans in different …

9th October 2019

Bananas may be the world’s favourite fruit, but plantations worldwide are increasingly under threat from a new fungus, which destroys …

7th October 2019

Arthropod-transmitted viruses, known as arboviruses, can cause pandemic diseases in humans, animals, and crops. The Zika virus and cassava geminivirus …

5th October 2019

A deadly disease estimated to have killed a million olive trees in Italy has spread to France. The French agriculture ministry announced …

3rd October 2019

Written by CAIN BURDEAU. A lethal Central American plant disease devastating olive trees in southern Italy is now killing almond …

2nd October 2019

Scientists have discovered that soil microbes can make plants more resistant to an aggressive disease – opening new possibilities for …

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 …

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. …