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Source: FreshPlaza [in German, trans. & summ. Mod.DHA, edited] https://www.freshplaza.de/article/9702301/qualitatsprobleme-in-der-peruanischen-ingwerbranche/Similar to 2024, Peru is facing a difficult ginger season in …
Read more...Potato News Today https://www.potatonewstoday.com/2025/02/19/inside-the-battle-against-potato-wart-how-canadian-scientists-lead-the-fight-against-a-devastating-crop-disease/
Potato wart is caused by a soil-borne fungus, Synchytrium endobioticum, …
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Source: Navhind Times [summ. Mod.DHA, edited] https://www.navhindtimes.in/2025/01/27/goanews/coconut-yield-drops-40-due-to-fungal-disease-outbreak/Farmers in Goa are grappling with a 40-45% drop in coconut yield. The …
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Researchers say study may help global efforts in controlling disease that still destroys crops today
It was a disaster that killed about 1 million people, devastating 19th century Ireland, but while the potato disease linked to the …
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Source: HortiDaily [summ. Mod.DHA, edited]
Root knot nematodes have been causing significant damage to tomatoes in the state of Meghalaya. Tomato crops have been severely affected, reducing yields by up to 30%. …
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by The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture Across the tropics, farming communities—an estimated 800 million people—rely on cassava for food and income. However, in recent decades, …
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Discovery could help prevent infections
- Source:
- University of California - Riverside
- Summary:
- Scientists have now discovered a chemical that plants produce when they're stressed prevents dangerous biofilm from forming. The breakthrough …
Phys.Org
by Brad Buck University of Florida
Scientists at the University of Florida are testing a new type of citrus tree that can fight off the tiny insects responsible for citrus greening.
While the genetically edited tree has only been tested so far …
Phys.Org
by Emily Packer, George Litchfield, eLifeScientists have revealed a parasite's role in boosting male insect appeal by modulating host processes to facilitate female attraction, thereby enhancing the parasite's own transmission and …
Read more...Salk Institute https://www.salk.edu/news-release/plant-cells-gain-immune-capabilities-when-its-time-to-fight-disease/
Salk scientists discovered that plant cells enter a rare immune state to fight pathogens and sound threat alarms throughout the plant
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