Trees are important to the environmental health of cities through their capacity to improve air quality, provide cooling via shade and transpiration, and foster natural beauty. New research in ...

Given that the current weather forecast has cooler-than-normal temperatures and that most gardeners have planted flowers in the landscape, we may see botrytis cropping up in the next few days.

Rows of meticulously tended grapevines sprawled across large vineyards, with a sweet, fruity aroma wafting through the air are classic features of America’s thriving wine industry. However, in the ...

University of Warwick researchers discover rapid, jasmonate-driven, early immune response in plants using breakthrough ...

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Common European spittlebugs secretly spread a deadly bacterium, Xylella fastidiosa, threatening over 600 plant species.

Scientists have discovered how one of the world's most destructive plant diseases manages to slip past crops' defenses—a breakthrough that could help farmers grow stronger, more resilient plants.

Pipeline for the generation of made-to-order functional Pikobodies. New technologies are currently being explored to protect our agriculturally important plants from invading pathogens. The advent of ...

Scientists from the Riken Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS) in Japan have identified an ancient protein that, with modifications, could confer broad-spectrum protection for plants against ...

Two Chinese nationals were charged with conspiracy and smuggling goods. The biological pathogen federal authorities accuse two Chinese nationals of smuggling into the U.S. can be concerning for ...