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Dec 22

Restoration of degraded grassland can benefit climate change mitigation and key ecosystem services

By Isabel Climate change, News, Plant Health, Plant Science

New research has demonstrated how, in contrast to encroachment by the invasive alien tree species Prosopis julifora (known as `Mathenge` in Kenya or `Promi` in Baringo), the restoration of grasslands in tropical semi-arid regions can both mitigate the impacts of…

Dec 14

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Wheat disease common to South America jumps to Africa

By Isabel Agriculture, News, Plant Health, Plant Science, Policy

A deadly wheat disease common to Asia and South America has been identified in Africa for the first time, raising fears of potential spread to wheat crops across the continent. Researchers say that the fast-acting and devastating fungal disease known…

Dec 01

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When plants attack: parasitic plants use ethylene as a host invasion signal

By Isabel JSPB, News, Plant Health, Plant Science

To develop a successful parasitic relationship, parasitic plants form a specialized structure, the haustorium which attaches to and invades the host plant. The formation of haustoria is regulated by signal molecules derived from the host plant and allows the parasitic…

Nov 30

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Short-term moisture removal can eliminate downy mildew of spinach

By Isabel Agriculture, Fruits and Vegetables, News, Plant Health

Downy mildew is the biggest threat to spinach production around the world. While the pathogen has a short life cycle (approximately a week), it can produce millions of spores during the spinach growing season. Overhead sprinkler irrigation systems and dew…

Nov 17

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Vanilla cultivation under trees promotes pest regulation

By Isabel Agriculture, Forestry, News, Plant Health

The cultivation of vanilla in Madagascar provides a good income for small-holder farmers, but without trees and bushes the plantations can lack biodiversity. Agricultural ecologists have investigated the interaction between prey and their predators in these cultivated areas.

Nov 05

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Plant viruses hijack the defence system of plants, but researchers may be able to find a way to strike back

By Isabel News, Plant Health, Scandinavian Plant Physiology Society

Recently discovered interactions between plant and viral proteins open up new avenues for making plants resistant to viruses, thus safeguarding crop yields in changing climate conditions.

Oct 30

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Identified a new synthetic antimicrobial peptide aptamer targeting the causal agent of grapevine downy mildew

By Isabel Agriculture, Blog, ECRi, Fruits and Vegetables, Plant Health, Post

Grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) is a crop of great economic and agricultural value throughout the world. In 2019, the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) reported that over 7 million hectares are dedicated to the cultivation of this crop,…

Oct 29

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Microbiome-based technologies drive multibillion-dollar market

By Isabel Agriculture, News, Plant Health

A new field of research in microbiology is transforming the way scientists see fungi, bacteria and other microorganisms. Microbiome research is so promising that it has drawn attention from funders and industry as well as scientists. In the United States…

Oct 21

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A new bacteria from diseased walnut discovered in Portugal

By Isabel News, Plant Health

Bacteria recently isolated from walnut (Juglans regia L.) buds in Portugal has been identified as a new species of Xanthomonas. Interestingly, this new species baptised as Xanthomonas euroxanthea includes both pathogenic and non-pathogenic strains on walnut, constituting a unique model…

Oct 19

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Researchers find new way to protect plants from fungal infection

By Isabel Agriculture, Fruits and Vegetables, Plant Health, Plant Science

Widespread fungal disease in plants can be controlled with a commercially available chemical that has been primarily used in medicine until now. In a comprehensive experiment the team has uncovered a new metabolic pathway that can be disrupted with this…

Plant Health

Restoration of degraded grassland can benefit climate change mitigation and key ecosystem services

Wheat disease common to South America jumps to Africa

When plants attack: parasitic plants use ethylene as a host invasion signal

Short-term moisture removal can eliminate downy mildew of spinach

Vanilla cultivation under trees promotes pest regulation

Plant viruses hijack the defence system of plants, but researchers may be able to find a way to strike back

Identified a new synthetic antimicrobial peptide aptamer targeting the causal agent of grapevine downy mildew

Microbiome-based technologies drive multibillion-dollar market

A new bacteria from diseased walnut discovered in Portugal

Researchers find new way to protect plants from fungal infection

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