An often-overlooked component of natural and human-driven disasters is their potential to affect plant health and thus food security at domestic and international scales. Most disasters have indirect ...

FARGO, N.D. — Plant pathology doctoral students Md Ziaur Rahman Bhuiyan and Austin Lien were awarded the Alan Dexter scholarship at the 52nd annual Sugar Reporting Session held Jan. 11 in Fargo. The ...

University of Delaware graduate students Lauren Irwin, Shiv Singla and Adelaide Mullin planned and organized the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences’ first Carroll Symposium of Plant Pathology. The ...

Plant pathologist Eric Branch’s interest in sugarbeets is rooted in gardening. The sugarbeet specialist for North Dakota State University Extension and University of Minnesota Extension grew up on a ...

Plants play a role in our daily lives. They provide raw materials that are used for food to eat, clothing to wear, resources for building, and ornamentals to beautify our communities. Without plants ...

Botrytis cinerea, a notorious fungal pathogen responsible for grey mould on a wide range of crops, represents a critical challenge for modern agriculture. Its capacity to rapidly acquire resistance to ...

Researchers showed that some spinach defensins can confer similar protection to citrus and potatoes -- and possibly other crops. The effects show significant progress toward recovering yield and ...

The food we eat. The fibers we wear. The resources we use to cure, build, cultivate, fuel and sustain the planet — much of it comes from plants. At the University of Wyoming, we offer a wide-ranging, ...

The plant science major applies the principles of biology, chemistry, and agriculture to plant life. The curriculum is flexible enough to let students create an academic program with their advisor ...

THE tenth annual report of the Department of Plant Pathology of the Seale-Hayne Agricultural College, Newton Abbot, Devon, contains several interesting articles by the entomologist (Mr. L. N.