PestNet
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by NanJing Agricultural University
A recent study has unveiled the sophisticated methods pathogens use to weaken plant defenses. It shows how a pathogen's effector protein targets the chloroplast protein StFC-II, increasing its levels in …
Nature Microbiology
- Yong Zhang,
- Siwen Liu,
- Diane Mostert,
- Houlin Yu,
- Mengxia Zhuo,
- Gengtan Li,
- Cunwu Zuo,
- Sajeet Haridas,
- Katie Webster,
- Minhui Li,
- Igor V. Grigoriev,
- Ganjun Yi,
- Altus Viljoen
Nature Reviews Microbiology
A plant virus differentially alters DNA methylation in two cryptic species of a hemipteran vector
Nature Scientific Reports
A plant virus differentially alters DNA methylation in two cryptic species of a hemipteran vector
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by American Phytopathological Society
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 …
Nature Scientific Reports
Isolation, genome analysis and tissue localization of Ceratobasidium theobromae, a new encounter pathogen of cassava in Southeast Asia
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by University of Western Australia
Researchers from The University of Western Australia, in collaboration with Chinese scientists, have uncovered a fascinating aspect of plant-microbe interactions, revealing how a specific leaf fungus …
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Source: FarmProgress [summ. Mod.DHA, edited] https://www.farmprogress.com/crop-disease/southern-corn-rust-cropping-up-in-central-and-eastern-kansasKansas farmers have reported southern rust in maize in 4 counties in …
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Source: El Universo [in Spanish, machine trans., summ. Mod.DHA, edited] https://www.eluniverso.com/noticias/economia/moko-banano-bacteria-plaga-ecuador-fusarium-raza-4-agrocalidad-nota/The bacteria _Ralstonia …
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by Zhejiang University. Plants encounter various biotic stresses, with insect herbivory being particularly destructive. Traditional chemical insecticides used to combat these pests pose environmental and health risks.
Recent studies …