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 …

9th July 2019

In the same manner that nations collaborate to detect and stop human pandemics, a global surveillance system for crop diseases …

17th June 2019

A team of researchers from the University of Oxford, Fera Science, Sylva Foundation and the Woodland Trust has calculated the …

15th June 2019

The Annual Reviews new Future of Food special collection features 20 review articles examining production and policy and the impact …

13th June 2019

According to a 2011 estimate by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), about one third of …

11th June 2019

A good read on how familiar foods we take for granted are being modified to survive droughts, pests, and other …

9th June 2019

Black Sigatoka disease emerged from Asia in the late 20th Century and has recently completed its invasion of banana-growing areas …

7th June 2019

The deadly thousand cankers disease, an emerging insect-fungus complex, is causing profound damage to black walnut trees not only in …

10th May 2019

As part of the Xylella BRIGIT project the JIC are offering some free training on Xylella, its symptoms and biology, …

2nd May 2019

BBSRC, on behalf also of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the Natural Environment Research Council and the Scottish Government, will soon be launching a call …

15th April 2019

The Nancy Rothwell Award celebrates specimen drawing in schools and highlights the benefits of combining art and science …