News Release Archive

Biotechnology
Biosecurity
Disease Management
Emerging Diseases
Food Safety and Human Health
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Biotechnology

• Plant Health Scientists Issue Statement in Support of Biotechnology
• Biotechnology: A New Era for Plant Pathology and Plant Protection
• Nematode Makes Scientific History
• Beyond Jurassic Park: Real Science with Ancient DNA 
• Plant Doctors Find Genetic Solution for Papaya Growers

Biosecurity

• Protecting U.S. Crops from Terrorist Attack to be Discussed at 2007 AAAS Annual Meeting
• Panel Presents Agricultural Biosecurity and Sustainability Strategies at the 2007 AAAS Annual Meeting
• U.S. Crops are at risk; Surveillance and Research Needed to Protect Crops from Dangerous Pathogens
• Scientists To Discuss Bioterrorism
• Plant Pathologists Hold Workshop On Crop Biosecurity Issues
• Plant Pathologists to Discuss Anti-Crop Bioterrorism and Food Security
• Crop Biosecurity Discussed by Plant Pathologists

• Californians Urged to Help Reduce Spread of Sudden Oak Death
• Plant Pathologists Fighting Global Threat to Wheat Supply
• Fight Weeds with Plant Pathogens
• Hawaii's Anthurium Growers Cope with Plant Disease
• More to Learn About Soybean Rust in the 2006 Growing Season
• Shade Trees Getting ‘Scorched’ by Plant Disease
• Growers and Homeowners Can Help Detect Citrus Disease
• Aquatic Plants May Hold Key to Advancing Plant Disease Management
• Plant Pathologists Address Next Steps in Combating Soybean Rust
• Plant Pathologists Evaluate Eco-Friendly Alternatives to Methyl Bromide
• Plant Pathologists Explore Using Fungi to Control Plant Diseases
• Remote Imagery Aids in Detecting and Managing Plant Disease
• Plant Pathologists Offer Soybean Rust Identification and Management Tips
• Disease-Resistant Papaya Saves Hawaiian Papaya Industry
• Plant Pathologists Express Need for Plant Pathology-Related Microbial Culture Resources
• Can Viruses that Infect Bacteria Fight Plant Disease?
• Scientists Battle Cold Weather Mold
• With Proper Care, Poinsettia Can Be Enjoyed Beyond Holidays
• Antimicrobial Resistance Poses Increasing Problem for Growers
• Integrated Pest Management Promises Crop Yields with Fewer Chemicals, but Will It Prove Effective in the Long Run?
• Disease and Competition From Imports Threaten America’s Supply of Fresh Asparagus
• Forecasting Long-Range Transport of Downy Mildew Spores and Plant Disease Epidemics
• Scientists Fight to Bring the American Chestnut 
  Tree Back to Life
• Researchers Work to Combat Dangerous Aflatoxins
• Antibiotics Prescribed for Plants
• Technology Reduces Reliance on Fungicides for Grape Growers
• Burkholderia cepacia-An Extraordinarily Versatile Bacterium
• Award Winning CD-ROM Makes Turfgrass Disease Identification User-friendly
• Phase Out Planned for One of Top Five U.S. Pesticides, Plant Doctors Respond

• Potato Wart Eyed as Risk to Potato Production
• Expert to Provide Update after ‘Worst Tomato Virus’ Hits California
• Citrus Greening Continues to Spread in Citrus Growing Areas
• Brown Rot Shrivels Prune Production in California
• Whitefly Spreads Emerging Plant Viruses
• Vineyard Weeds Found to Host Pierce’s Disease of Grapes
• Plant Pathologists: Quick Identification Needed to Save Florida’s Citrus Industry from Devastating Disease
• U.S. Trees Affected by Growing Number of Health Concerns
• Hurricane Damage Creates Pecan Shortage
• Disease Threatens Cucumbers, Pumpkins, and Other Vine Crops 
• Ornamental Palms Vulnerable to Disease
• Plant Pathologists: Rust Disease Impacting Ornamental Plant Production
• California Pistachio Industry Threatened by Potentially Devastating Disease
• Plant Pathologists Find Growing Number of Plants Affected by Sudden Oak Death, Including Coastal Redwoods and Douglas Fir
• Will Scientists Finally Defeat Deadly Chestnut Blight?
• Scientists Meet To Discuss Sudden Oak Death:
  A Deadly New Disease Devasting California's Forests
• Plant Scientists Work To Protect U.S. From Foreign Diseases
• Sudden Oak Death: New Killer Stalks California Forests
• Scientists Go Online To Discuss Threat Posed by Exotic Forest Pests
• On Valentine’s Day Don’t Take Someone’s Love, or That Box of Chocolates, for Granted
• National Network Provides Update on Devastating Corn Disease
• Crop Devastation to be Discussed at National Head Blight Forum
• Plum Pox Found in North America
• Late Blight Battle Goes Online, Marking 150 Year Struggle Since Irish Potato Famine
• Scab Disease Causes Serious Damage to Small Grain Crops
• Fungal Disease Threatens Global Banana Production
• Plant Pathologists Collaborate Worldwide to Combat Sorghum Ergot
• Prognosis Pending as Plant Doctors Tackle Ergot, a New Challenge to U.S. Sorghum Production
• Potato Famine Fungus Strikes Again Says June Bioscience Journal

• Food Safety Begins as Vegetables Grow
• Plant Diseases Threaten Chocolate Production Worldwide
• What’s really making you sick? Plant Pathologists Offer the Science Behind Sick Building Syndrome
• Plant Pathologists Keep Strawberries Sweet to Eat
• Plant Doctors Keep Mazes of Maize Healthy
• Be Thankful for What's Not on Your Holiday Table! 
  Advice from the Plant Doctor  
• Plant Pathologists Unpeel Rumors of Banana Extinction
• More People Are Getting Sick From Eating Fresh Fruits and Vegetables, Prompting Plant Disease Scientists To Ask Why?
• Website Helps Shed Light On Controversial Mold
• Scientists Weigh Costs of Mycotoxin-Contaminated Crops
• Threats to Health Reduced with Bt Corn Hybrids
• Burkholderia cepacia: An Extraordinarily Versatile Bacterium
• Plant Doctors Warn: Beware Death Angel Mushrooms
• Be Thankful for What's Not on Your Thanksgiving Table
• Having Cranberries this Thanksgiving? If So, You Have Plant Health Scientists to Thank

• A Bouquet of Canker Doesn’t Say I Love You

• Resolve to Grow Healthy Plants in the New Year

• Plant Doctors Keep the Magic of Holly Going All Year Long

• City Trees Blighted by Plant Disease and Environmental Stresses

• Fungus Creates a Sweet Bottle of Wine

• Tips to Pick the Perfect Pumpkin

• Spring Cleaning for Your Garden

• Christmas Cactus Care Tips from the Plant Doctors

• The Plant Doctor Is In - Top Gardening Tips for 2004

• Protect Your Trees from Winter Weather

• Stop and smell the roses, then thank a plant pathologist!

• It's Flu Season for Houseplants, Too

• Enjoy Your Poinsettia Beyond the Holidays

• Want a Healthy Garden Next Summer? 
  Start Working on it This Fall

• The Plant Doctor is In ¾Top Gardening Tips for 2003

• A Common Ingredient in Fine Wines That May Surprise You

• "Ho, Ho, the Mistletoe!"

• Environmentally Friendly Ways to Nourish the “Flower of Love

• School Kids As Master Gardeners

• It’s Flu Season for Houseplants Too
• Beware the Pumpkin Preyer
• The Christmas Tree: Traditions, Production and Disease
• Did You Know? The Truth about the Poinsettia
• Plant Doctors Offer Tomato Tips to Banish Blight
• Following the Harvest Meal, It's Cleanup Time
• Plant Doctors Warn: Beware Death Angel Mushrooms
• Plant Doctors Help You Fight Destructive Dogwood Disease
• Are Your Roses on the Sick List? APS Plant Doctors Help You Nurse Them Back to Health
• Plant Doctors Help You Grow Your Own Vine-Ripened Tomatoes, a Key Ingredient for Scrumptious Summer Salads
• Honest Advice about Growing Healthy Cherry Trees
• Trees Attacked by Christmas Mistletoe, True or False? While the Turkey’s Baking Take This Holiday Quiz
• Be Thankful for What's Not on Your Thanksgiving Table

• Deadlines for 2007 National Soybean Rust Symposium Fast Approaching

• The American Phytopathological Society Installs New Officers

• Susan Milius of Science News Receives Plant Pathology Journalism Award

• APS Foundation Names Award Recipients

• The American Phytopathological Society Announces 2007 Awards

• The American Phytopathological Society Elects New Officers

• News conference on plant diseases and issues that are of importance to California’s economy and agriculture

• 2007 National Soybean Rust Symposium to be Held in Louisville, KY

• Latest Plant Health Research to be Presented in San Diego

• The American Phytopathological Society Accepting Applications for Plant Pathology Journalism Award

• 2006 National Soybean Rust Symposium Proceedings Now Available

• Media Advisory: 2006 Soybean Rust Symposium, St. Louis, Missouri

• 2006 National Soybean Rust Symposium Deadlines Approaching

• The American Phytopathological Society Installs New Officers

• Pam Henderson Receives Plant Pathology Journalism Award

• 2006 National Soybean Rust Symposium to be Held in St. Louis

• APS Foundation Names Award Recipients

• The American Phytopathological Society Announces 2006 Awards

• The American Phytopathological Society Elects New Officers

• Latest Plant Disease Research to be Presented in Québec City

• Plant Pathology Journalism Award Deadline Extended 

• Findings from the National Soybean Rust Symposium Now Available

• The American Phytopathological Society Establishes Plant Pathology Journalism Award

• National Soybean Rust Symposium to be Held in Nashville

• APS Foundation Names Student Travel Award Recipients

• The American Phytopathological Society Announces 2005 Awards

• The American Phytopathological Society Endorses Teaching of Evolution in Science Curricula

• The American Phytopathological Society Installs New Officers

• Media Advisory: News Conference on Emerging Plant Diseases

• Texas Gardeners Invited to ‘Ask the Plant Doctor’ at Local Event

• Plant Pathologists Offer New Perspectives on Oak Wilt in Austin, Texas 

• Plant pathologists to present the latest plant disease research in Austin, Texas

• APS Opens Access to Several Years of Research in Online Journals

• F&N Tests to Begin Accepting Soybean Rust Trials May 1, 2005

• APS Celebrates the Life of a Pioneer Woman Plant Pathologist

• APS, PMN Launch Online Soybean Rust Center

• APS Accepting Technical Submissions for 2005 Annual Meeting

• APS Announces 2004 Awards

• APS Foundation Names Student Travel Award Recipients

• The American Phytopathological Society Installs New Officers

• From Orchards and Fields to Townhouses and Offices
  Plant pathologists seek ways to preserve farms and protect crops in midst of California’s expanding population

• Plant Pathologists Look to Forensics to Aid in Biosecurity

• Plant Pathologists to Discuss the Future of Organic Farming

• Keeping your peas and carrots safe to eat

• Plant pathologists to meet in Anaheim, CA to discuss 
  agricultural security, plant disease management, food safety, & more 

• American Phytopathological Society Accepting Technical Submissions for 2004 Annual Meeting

• APS Announces 2003 Awards 

• APS Installs New Officers

• APS Foundation Names Student Travel Award Recipients

• Thousands of plant pathologists meeting in Charlotte, NC to discuss homeland security, new technology, and emerging diseases

• Plant pathologists from around the world to discuss national agricultural security initiatives, future of plant pathology in the age of genomics

• Plant pathologists to discuss deadly oak diseases, threats to local and national oak population

• Is Soybean Rust too close for comfort?
  Plant pathologists to discuss the potential impact this devastating disease may have on U.S. agriculture at APS Annual Meeting in Charlotte, NC

• Plant pathologists from around the world to meet in Charlotte, NC to discuss new research discoveries, agricultural threats, and the future of plant pathology  

• Plant Scientists Brief Congress on Efforts to Develop a First Line of Defense for U.S. Crops

• Plant Health Scientists Form Bioterrorism Committee in Response to September 11
• Increasing Membership and Growing Public Interest Prompt Largest Organization of Plant Health Scientists to Create Logo
• Discovering Women Scientists: The Legacy of Effie Southworth
• The American Phytopathological Society Announces Election Results: Steven A. Slack is President in 2000
• The American Phytopathological Society Announces 2000 Awards
• Nation's First Doctor of Plant Medicine Degree Established
• Town Meeting of Plant Pathologists, Growers and Montreal’s Youth to be Held
• Beyond the Classroom: Plant Diseases Take Center Stage for Students and Teachers
• Discovering Virology from Beijerinck to Hyperlinks
• Plant Doctors Cultivated by George Washington Carver's Legacy
• "Plant Pathology: Images From Our Past:” A Photographic Exhibit
• The American Phytopathological Society Announces 1997 Awards
• The American Phytopathological Society Announces Election Results

• Plant Diseases Plague World Trade
• World Food Crisis Symposium: Meeting the Demands of a Growing Population" to be Held