Plant disease resistance genes (R genes) encode such “antenna” proteins, and confer on plants the capacity to recognize these microorganisms, and upon recognition, to activate defense mechanisms.

Following this week's urgent call to action by a local tree expert for a large-scale planting programme to combat the spread of Ash Dieback and Dutch Elm disease on the Island, a key question arises: ...

The Soybean Innovation Lab at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus does not test the virus at its laboratory.

Peter Goldsmith, Director of the Soybean Innovation Lab, says the lab is shutting down because of the federal funding cuts to ...

A study has identified a wheat nucleotide-binding and leucine-rich repeat (NLR) gene pair, RXL and Pm5e, that confers ...

I’ve gathered a list of 20 of the best types of disease-resistant roses that can stand up to harmful fungi, bacteria, and ...

The plant immune system, which differs significantly from that of humans, utilises small RNA sequences to deactivate or ...

Scientific testing is showing that disease-causing pathogens are adapting to farmers’ use of pesticides and fungicides on ...

Caio Canella Vieira, a researcher for the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station and assistant professor of soybean ...