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7/14/2021
A new sensitive tool for the fast and efficient quantification of plant disease susceptibility
While several biology techniques have undergone significant technical advances that have allowed their high-throughput implementation, assessing the resistance levels of ... (more)
7/6/2021
Research enhances understanding of switchgrass, an important bioenergy crop
Bioenergy crops are an alternative energy source that, unlike fossil fuels, could positively impact the environment by reducing gre ... (more)
7/6/21
New broadly applicable tool provides insight into fungicide resistance
Succinate dehydrogenase inhibitors (SDHIs) are a class of fungicides widely used to control many fungal diseases of crops. The relationship between SDHIs and fungi can be ... (more)
7/6/21
Bacteria enters through natural openings at edges of corn leaves to cause Goss’s wilt
Goss’s bacterial wilt and leaf blight is one of the most damaging diseases affecting corn. The most effective way to control this ... (more)
6/24/2021
Kiwi disease study finds closely related bacterial strains display different behaviors
Over the last decade, severe outbreaks of bacterial canker have caused huge economic losses for kiwi growers, especially in Italy, ... (more)
6/10/2021
How do plants balance microbial friends and foes?
Plants are constantly exposed to microbes: pathogens that cause disease, commensals that cause no harm or benefit, and mutualists that promote plant growth or help ... (more)
6/7/2021
A new disease called halo blight threatens Michigan hop production
If you’re a beer drinker, you’ve noticed that hoppy beers have become increasingly popular. Most of the nation’s hops come from the Pacific Northwest. However, commercia ... (more)
5/25/2021
Scientists discover a protein that naturally enhances wheat resistance to head scab
Fusarium Head Blight (FHB), also known as scab, is a significant disease of small grain cereals, such as wheat and barley, that im ... (more)
5/14/2021
New technology enables rapid sequencing of entire genomes of plant pathogens
Next-generation sequencing technology has made it easier than ever for quick diagnosis of plant diseases. “It’s really exciting to see how sequencing technologies have e ... (more)
5/12/21
Lemon trees showed less response to citrus greening disease pathogen than orange trees
Citrus greening disease was first discovered in Florida in 2005. Since then, production of oranges in the United States for process ... (more)

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