Anthracnose, a severe disease caused by the Colletotrichum spinaciae plant pathogen, often occurs in common vetch, a widely grown legume. Chemicals are not recommended for disease management because ...

Chapter: Genetic Complexity of Pathogen Perception by Plants: The Example of Rcr3, a Tomato Gene Required Specifically by Cf-2 Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more ...

Integrated pest management is a method that reduces pesticide use but still minimizes the damage insects and other pests do ...

Pexels Most gardeners treat their pruning shears like a hammer or a trowel. Pick it up, use it, set it down. That routine ...

The assembly mechanisms of soil microbiome during plant disease progression remain incomplete. This study linked potato common scab (PCS) severity to destabilized soil microbiome dynamics in potato ...

New research shows how plants' secretion of chemicals affects the composition of the microbiome in and around plant roots, keeping plant pathogens at bay and making plants less vulnerable to infection ...

Native plants and non-native crops do not fare well in proximity to one another, attracting pests that spread diseases in both directions, according to two new UC Riverside studies. "We have changed ...

Rows of meticulously tended grapevines sprawled across large vineyards, with a sweet, fruity aroma wafting through the air are classic features of America’s thriving wine industry. However, in the ...

Pathogens and herbivores are key to diversity-productivity relationships. However, the extent to which plant diversity maintains higher productivity by reducing biomass loss from pathogens and ...

Scientists have discovered how one of the world's most destructive plant diseases manages to slip past crops' defenses—a breakthrough that could help farmers grow stronger, more resilient plants.

In this episode of Tiny Show and Tell Us, we hear from a listener who has Marfan syndrome and dive into the complexities of the disease. Then we talk about pathogens that eat — or infiltrate! — plant ...

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