The same busy foraging that makes bees vital pollinators could also turn them into Trojan horses for a serious fungal disease threatening native forests.
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Farmers and nursery managers often use fungicide is to tackle plant rust disease, but we need to find ways to decrease our reliance on fungicide treatment.
Coffee wilt disease has continually devastated farms around the world. Understanding the fungus’s genetics can help protect everyone’s cup of joe.
Fusarium oxysporum can infect over 120 plant species. Whether it destroys Cavendish bananas as it did their predecessor depends on the agricultural industry and consumers.
A disease known as Huanglongbing (HLB) is devastating citrus orchards in many countries, causing huge losses in citrus production.
Hidden in hedgerows, this once majestic tree is being restored to its former glory thanks to volunteers.
The meadow spittlebug can transmit a deadly bacterium – many plants in Britain could be at risk.
Through a blend of perseverance, technology, and a touch of serendipity, it was possible to solve a decades-old mystery.
Potatoes are profitable and in demand. But wet weather and hard-to-control diseases have caused havoc for our growers.
Spread by the wind, the fungal rusts are among the most feared of all plant diseases. A 2016 myrtle rust outbreak on Lord Howe Island was contained, but now its unique plants are again under threat.
Raw flour at the store still contains live microorganisms. And while cooking can kill the fungi, it doesn’t destroy any illness-causing mycotoxins that might be present.
Plant care advice abounds on TikTok, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube – but not all of it is good. A plant expert debunks four common recommendations.
Technologies being developed for growing food in space have contributed to advances in agriculture and crops on Earth.
Technology is allowing scientists to better understand fungal viruses, with the aim of managing them more effectively.
Plant diseases require as much attention now as ever to ensure that food systems are in place in the next season. There are also serious implications for forestry and the environment more broadly.
A tree-killing beetle that invaded South Africa two years ago and wreaked havoc in the country’s towns and cities still hasn’t been declared an emergency plant pest.
A new study has calculated the tremendous cost of ash dieback to the UK economy.
There are over 100 species of wild coffee, but only a few supply the world’s morning caffeine kick. Sadly, climate change and disease could be about to change that.
A tree-killing beetle has invaded South Africa. This is what should be done.
The beetle and the fungus have devastated trees in California in the US as well as in Israel. Now they’re in South Africa.
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Associate Professor, University of Pretoria
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Previous Vice President of the Academy of Science of South Africa and DSI-NRF SARChI chair in Fungal Genomics, Professor in Genetics, University of Pretoria, University of Pretoria
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Postdoctoral Fellow Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, University of Pretoria
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Penn State
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Professor of Biological Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Professor of Agriculture and Food Sciences, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor of Entomology and Biology, Penn State
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Assistant Professor of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis
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Emeritus Fellow in Plant Biochemistry, University of Westminster
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Special Professor of Phytopathology, Wageningen University
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B.S. Student of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Lecturer in Environment and Sustainability, Keele University
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PhD Candidate, Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph
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Director: Strategic Projects and Partnerships in Agriculture - Innovation Africa@UP, University of Pretoria
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Lecturer in Spatial Epidemiology, University of Salford