Understanding disease-induced microbial shifts may reveal new crop management strategies
While humanity is facing the COVID-19 pandemic, the citrus industry is trying to manage its own devastating disease, Huanglongbing (HLB),
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Bacteriophage has important role in agriculture and aquaculture
New Rochelle, NY, January 4, 2021–Crop plants and animals can be infected by bacterial pathogens that reduce yield, cause food
Read morePandemic has revealed our dependence on migrant workers
Migrant workers and seasonal workers are marginalized, invisible and exploited.
Read moreTwo University of Tennessee leaders honored by Association of Public and Land-grant Universities
UTIA’s Neal Schrick and Hongwei Xin recognized as FSLI Fellows
Read moreThe puzzle of nonhost resistance: why do pathogens harm some plants but not others?
People have puzzled for years why pathogen Phytophthora infestens causes the devastating late blight disease, source of the Irish Potato
Read moreGroups of bacteria can work together to better protect crops and improve their growth
Certain bacteria, known as plant-growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB), can improve plant health or protect them from pathogens and are used commercially
Read moreA comprehensive literature on stress resistance in Legumes
For centuries, legumes have been used as pulses or grains serving as the most critical sources of major protein/oil producing
Read moreDelicious and disease-free: scientists attempting new citrus varieties
$4.67 million helps put new fruits to the test
Read moreDiscovery of chemical clue may lead to solving cacao’s black pod rot mystery
Clovamide presence in disease-resistant chocolate tree leaves may spur novel breeding program
Read moreDroughts, viruses and road networks: Trends that will impact our forests
A new UCPH study assembled an array of experts to highlight major trends that will impact the world’s forests, and the people living around them, in the decade ahead; these trends include drought, viral outbreaks and vast infrastructure expansions across
Read moreVariety: Spice of life for bumble bees
Research team led by Göttingen University analyses the foraging behavior of bees using pollen DNA
Read moreCurrent food production systems could mean far-reaching habitat loss
The global food system could drive rapid and widespread biodiversity loss if not changed, new research has found. Findings published
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