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CSIRO

Our researchers have developed a system to alert biosecurity authorities when observations of invasive pests and weeds in the environment are uploaded to the Atlas of Living Australia.ur researchers have developed a system to alert biosecurity&# …

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CerambycID

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CerambycID

ITP collaborator: Michigan State University

Authors: Patrick Gorring, Anthony Cognato, Sarah Smith, and Amanda Redford

USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s Identification Technology Program (ITP) is pleased to announce …

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2025-01-12T08:13:00.0000000Z

New Scientist https://www.newscientist.com/article/2463566-glyphosate-resistant-weeds-have-evolved-in-the-uk-for-the-first-time/ 

By Michael Le Page

The herbicide glyphosate is helping farmers adopt more environmentally friendly practices, …

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Sydney NSW, Australia
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2025-01-03T20:45:00.0000000Z

ProMED

Source: Scientific Reports [summ. Mod.DHA, edited] https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-81142-2Citation: Jimenez J, Caicedo S, Pardo JM, et al. Single torradovirus infections explain the mysterious cassava frogskin disease in the Americas. Sci …

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2024-12-28T01:45:00.0000000Z

Phys.Org https://phys.org/news/2024-12-historical-outbreaks-coffee-wilt-disease.html

by Public Library of Science

The fungus that causes coffee wilt disease repeatedly took up segments of DNA from a related fungal pathogen, which contributed to …

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Fusarium_xylarioides
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2024-12-28T01:32:00.0000000Z

UC Berkeley News

UC Berkeley researchers used bacterial DNA from a 120-year-old herbarium specimen to reconstruct the history of Pierce’s disease in California.

By Kara Manke

A century-old grapevine cutting is providing new clues into the history …

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Sydney NSW, Australia
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2024-12-28T01:28:00.0000000Z

Frontiers

  • 1 The James Hutton Institute, Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom
  • 2 University of Cambridge, Cambridge, …
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Sydney NSW, Australia
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2024-12-27T22:55:00.0000000Z

Farming Online

  • Groundbreaking project successfully trains detection dogs to specifically identify the tree pathogen Phytophthora ramorum.
  • Trial results show trained spanador -  a cocker spaniel labrador cross -  achieve 89% successful first- …
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2024-12-27T22:42:00.0000000Z

University of Cordoba https://www.uco.es/ucci/es/noticias-ingles/item/4110-study-explains-how-a-fungus-helps-plants-to-acquire-more-iron-in-a-sustainable-way

After verifying its potential as a pest biocontrol agent, a team at the University of Cordoba …

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