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 ...

At Foothills Park in Palo Alto, the Grassroots Ecology Nursery has taken on a hospital-like ambiance. No one sets foot in the nursery without first dipping the bottoms of their shoes in an isopropyl ...

Scientists have discovered how one of the world’s most destructive plant diseases manages to slip past crops’ defences - a breakthrough that could help farmers grow stronger, more resilient plants.

Pythium is a soilborne pathogen that is present in nearly all soybean fields and causes seedling rot and/or damping-off. There is a broad range of Pythium species, meaning the disease can be active at ...

Scientists have discovered how one of the world's most destructive plant diseases manages to slip past crops' defenses—a breakthrough that could help farmers grow stronger, more resilient plants.

Mycelial growth of Phytophthora nicotianae var. parasítica in vitro was inhibited by phosphorous and acetyl salicylic acids at 10ppm; mycelial growth of P. citrophthora was inhibited by phosphorous ...

Grass trees can live for centuries, slowly inching upwards year after year, but it only takes a month or so for them to die from the introduced plant disease Phytophthora dieback. A "biodiversity ...

Pythium, Phytophthora, Fusarium and Rhizoctonia are soil borne fungal pathogens that infect soybeans as seedling blights. Soybean seedling diseases like these accounted for nearly 6 million bushels ...

Oregon State University Extension, in collaboration with the United States Department of Agriculture and Pacific University, is offering a specialized workshop on pathogen management for nurseries.

Return unwanted gifts for sturdy garden tools. Winter squash can be stored for over three months. Are your garden hoses put away? Observe the landscape and decide where you need to plant an evergreen.

A root rot disease of cultivated tobacco called yellow stunt has been observed in the burley tobacco production areas of Brazil since the early 1990s. Root infecting fungi and straminipiles were ...