Detecting a Pathogen in Soil Is Not the Same as Predicting Disease, Study Finds
A controlled growth chamber experiment shows that neither DNA- nor RNA-based detection of Streptomyces scabies in soil reliably predicts common ...
Tag: plant pathology
Fungal pH Sensor Revealed as Master Switch Behind Wheat Scab Toxin
New research shows that the conserved Pal/PacC pH signaling pathway in Fusarium graminearum governs fungal growth, stress tolerance, tissue penetration, ...
AI System Spots Corn Diseases in the Field and Predicts Outbreaks Years Ahead
Researchers have built an integrated AI framework that diagnoses corn leaf diseases in real time on a smartphone and forecasts ...
Hidden Fungus Emerges as a Suspect in the Decline of Coastal Norfolk Island Pines
A fungus never before recorded on Norfolk Island pines has been isolated from declining Gold Coast trees and shown in ...
CRISPR-Cas13 Test Spots Three Quarantine Sugarcane Viruses Without Amplification
Researchers have developed an amplification-free CRISPR-Cas13 assay that detects and distinguishes three quarantine-significant sugarcane viruses directly from plant RNA with ...
Master Switch in Apple Rot Fungus Links Nitrogen Metabolism to Virulence
Scientists show that the GATA transcription factor BdAreA controls nitrogen use, stress tolerance, and disease-causing power in the apple ring ...
Fungal Weapon Hijacks Wheat Ethylene Signals to Blunt Crop Defenses
Scientists have discovered that the wheat pathogen Fusarium pseudograminearum uses a secreted effector protein called FpECIR to enter plant cells, ...
Rice Cytoskeleton Gene BUI1 Revealed as a Master Switch for Broad-Spectrum Disease Resistance
Researchers have discovered that the rice formin gene BUI1 coordinates actin cytoskeleton remodeling and ROS homeostasis to confer broad-spectrum resistance ...
Viral Cocktails Show Promise for Controlling Blueberry Pathogen on Leaves
Researchers in British Columbia have isolated and characterized bacteriophages that can suppress Pseudomonas syringae populations on highbush blueberry leaves, marking ...
Grass pea faces root rot threat but harbors rich polygenic resistance
A global screen of 169 grass pea accessions confirms susceptibility to Aphanomyces euteiches while uncovering resistant lines, 20 resistance-associated SNPs ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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