In plants with a mutated form of CDC123, they found that infected cells can no longer crank out proteins before they die, and the plants aren’t as good at keeping P. syringae bacteria at bay. “We’re ...

It’s a famous example of a plant disease that had a big impact on European society during the mid-1840s. Late blight was one of the drivers of the Irish potato famine, which generated a big ...

Emerging plant diseases are growing in frequency and are expected to become even more severe because of increases in global commerce and climate change. In turn, ...

By measuring how long a particular type of plant’s leaves stay wet, farmers, gardeners, and researchers can improve disease forecasting, making better decisions about management strategy. Commercial ...