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Jun 19

Bacterial metabolites: a Gift from Nature for Crop protection

By Isabel Blog, ECRi, Plant Health, Plant Science, Post

The effective management of plant diseases is of fundamental importance for forestry, food, and other plant-derived product productions, as well as for the sustainability of natural environments. Changing global climate patterns and the trade of planting materials across the borders…

Jun 18

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New study calls for reallocation of subsidies to encourage lower risk control options to fight fall armyworm menace

By Isabel Agriculture, News, Plant Health

A new study is calling for governments to reallocate subsidies to encourage the use of lower risk control options – such as biopesticides – in the fight against the devastating maize pest fall armyworm (FAW).

Jun 11

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Native guava first Australian casualty of global plant disease

By Isabel News, Plant Health, Plant Science

The native guava is one of the first Australian plants to be pushed to the brink of extinction by a fungal plant disease which has spread rapidly across the globe, according to a new study.

Jun 04

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How a Molecular “Alarm” System in Plants Protects Them from Predators

By Isabel Agriculture, News, Plant Health, Plant Science

Some plants, like soybean, are known to possess an innate defense machinery that helps them develop resistance against insects trying to feed on them. However, exactly how these plants recognize signals from insects has been unknown until now. In a…

Jun 01

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New method for measuring RNAi pesticide in soil

By Isabel Agriculture, News, Plant Health

A new generation of gene-silencing “RNAi pesticides” are making their way through the regulatory system and will soon be available for agricultural use. However, until recently, there was no method to measure the amount of the pesticide present in the…

May 25

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New animated film marks International Year of Plant Health 2020

By Isabel Blog, Plant Health, Plant Science

Diseases that devastate African communities are the focus of a brand new short animated film launched by The CONNECTED Virus Network. The network’s focus is bringing together world-class researchers to find ways of tackling crop diseases, caused by plant viruses,…

May 20

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Sweet potato microbiome research important first step towards improving yield

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

Grown around the world, sweet potatoes are an important source of nutrition particularly in sub-Saharan African and Asian diets. Sweet potatoes are especially significant to sub-Saharan Africa as a source of Vitamin A, a nutrient commonly deficient in the region.…

May 13

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Ash dieback is less severe in isolated ash trees

By Isabel Forestry, News, Plant Health, Plant Science

New research finds that ash dieback is far less severe in the isolated conditions ash is often found in, such as forests with low ash density or in open canopies like hedges, suggesting the long term impact of the disease…

Apr 24

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The basis of glyphosate resistance in amaranth

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

Glyphosate is a widely used broad-spectrum herbicide that targets both broadleaf plants and grasses (dicots and monocots). This recent work aids our understanding of adaptive evolution in amaranth plants and has implications for optimizing pesticide use in the environment.

Apr 21

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Scientists seek to establish community-driven metadata standards for microbiomes research

By Isabel News, Plant Health, Plant Science

We are living through an explosion in the availability of microbiome data. In agricultural systems, the proliferation of research on plant and soil microbiomes has been coupled with excitement for the potential that microbiome data may have for the development…

plant health

Bacterial metabolites: a Gift from Nature for Crop protection

New study calls for reallocation of subsidies to encourage lower risk control options to fight fall armyworm menace

Native guava first Australian casualty of global plant disease

How a Molecular “Alarm” System in Plants Protects Them from Predators

New method for measuring RNAi pesticide in soil

New animated film marks International Year of Plant Health 2020

Sweet potato microbiome research important first step towards improving yield

Ash dieback is less severe in isolated ash trees

The basis of glyphosate resistance in amaranth

Scientists seek to establish community-driven metadata standards for microbiomes research

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