A deep, rich brown color is just what you want to see when you’re munching on a chocolate candy bar. On the other hand, it’s the last color you want to find on soybean stems. Chocolate brown is a ...

Phytophthora root and crown rot is an emerging, and devastating disease that affects lavender by causing root decay, wilting, and plant decline ...

A disease that is wreaking havoc on Queensland's precious Bunya Pine trees has now forced the closure of a popular mountain trail in the south-east Queensland hinterland. The microscopic water mould ...

Soybean growers looking to protect their crops against prevalent disease issues and maintain high yield potential will have two new fungicide tools from Corteva Agriscience in 2024 to help in the ...

The heterothallic species of the agricultural pest Phytophthora use mating hormones α1 and α2 to regulate their sexual reproduction. Here we describe the absolute stereostructure of the second mating ...

The plant cell wall is composed of complex polysaccharides, including cellulose, hemicellulose, and pectin, and serves as an effective physical barrier against microbial pathogens. To successfully ...

Phytophthora capsici is a destructive oomycete pathogen that poses a significant threat to pepper (Capsicum annuum) production worldwide by causing a range of diseases including root, crown and fruit ...

Unseasonal weather across the country is expected to spread the plant disease Phytophthora cinnamomi much more than usual. It is also known as phytophthora dieback, jarrah dieback and just plain ...

Silver nanoparticles produced with an extract of wormwood can stop several strains of the fungus phytophthora dead in its tracks. Deep in the soil, underneath your pretty trees, shrubs, plants and ...