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10/20/2021
Fusarium wilt of cotton more aggressive and diverse than previously understood
Cotton is an important crop worldwide and grown in large amounts in the United States, which provided 38 percent of cotton exports in 2017. One of the greatest threats t ... (more)
10/13/2021
Soybean study designs and implements a more effective and less toxic bio-fungicide
Fungal diseases of plants are normally managed through the application of fungicides, which are not only toxic to the pathogens that cause these diseases but to other or ... (more)
10/06/2021
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 disease is to plant corn varieties tha ... (more)
Fungal transplants from close relatives help endangered plants fight off disease
For the endangered Hawaiian plant, Eugenia koolauensis, fungi could be both its demise and its savior. The fungal pathogen myrtle rust has been devastati ... (more)
9/30/2021
Salt Stress Alters Legume Responses to Symbiotic Rhizobacteria by Modulating Gene Expression
Crop legumes are an integral part of sustainable agriculture, as several of these species represent an important protein source for both human and animal populations. Le ... (more)
9/20/21
Scientists uncover pathogen’s similar impact on two very different crops
Bacterial blight leads to browning and sometimes the death of important crops. Most famously, late blight of potato resulted in the Great Irish Famine. Blight continue ... (more)
9/14/2021
Stronger lettuce stems are a key part of disease resistance
Lettuce drop is a lettuce disease that results in browning or wilting of leaves, plant collapse, and death. The disease has not been well-researched, but a new study sho ... (more)
9/7/2021
How do pathogens evolve novel virulence activities and why does it matter?
Understanding how pathogens evolve is a fundamental component of learning how to protect ourselves and our world from pests and diseases. Yet we are constantly underesti ... (more)
9/1/2021
Palm tree disease in Florida transmitted by traveling bug from Jamaica
What began as a curious survey of an insect in Florida revealed a much larger network of movement across the Caribbean basin. Haplaxius crudus, commonly known a ... (more)
8/31/21
Raining microbes? New study finds rain-borne bacteria colonize plants
When it rains, plants are not only showered with water, but also microbes. These rain-borne microbes have the opportunity to become part of a plant’s aboveground m ... (more)

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