Turfgrass diseases are diagnosed by identifying symptoms and signs of infection. Symptoms are the response of the plant that results from an infection by a plant disease causing organism or stress.

Researchers have developed portable technology that allows farmers to identify plant diseases in the field. The handheld device, which is plugged into a smartphone, works by sampling the airborne ...

Catching plant diseases early can mean the difference between saving your garden and losing half of it before summer’s even [ ...

Researchers have developed a new technique that uses microneedle patches to collect DNA from plant tissues in one minute, rather than the hours needed for conventional techniques. DNA extraction is ...

You’re working in the garden when you notice your tomato plant is stunted and wrinkled. What is your next step? A team of researchers from Penn State University and the Swiss Federal Institute of ...

Believe it or not, there are quite a few plant & flower identification apps available for Android, and we’re here to check out the best ones. Well, we’ll talk about the ones we think are the best, ...

Healthy plant growth and reproduction require 17 nutrients. Of these, carbon (C), oxygen (O), and hydrogen (H) are derived mainly from the atmosphere and water. Soil minerals and/or soil organic ...

Identify and care for plants with the NatureID app, just $20 for Father’s Day. Photo: Cult of Mac Deals fLove spending time outdoors or nurturing greenery? Consider Plantum, an AI-powered plant ...

Citrus canker, a federal and state regulated plant disease, has been detected in Baldwin and Mobile Counties. As required by ...

What a month we have had. Rainfall has been spotty – plentiful in parts of the state but bone dry in others. A rain gauge is an important tool in the garden. In addition to rain, many parts of ...