Plant diseases are a fact of life for gardeners. Learn how to deal with the most common plant ailments and how to keep them ...

Grace Trinkoff from Santa Rosa asks: What is it that causes plant diseases to occur some years and not others? The most basic idea behind a plant disease is that three things have to occur ...

Human-driven changes in the earth's atmospheric composition are likely to alter plant diseases of the future. Researchers are studying the impact of elevated carbon dioxide, elevated ozone and higher ...

Why pull dead plants in fall? It's often the best way to prevent pest and disease problems in spring, pro gardeners say.

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed an electronic patch that can be applied to the leaves of plants to monitor crops for different pathogens, such as viral and fungal ...

BROOKINGS, S.D. — Understanding your plant’s health is vital to having a successful farming operation. The South Dakota State University Plant Diagnostic Clinic helps producers, gardeners and ...

PARMA, Idaho — Christian Cumagun taps his experience in tropical and temperate climates to help farmers diagnose and treat the diseases that infect their crops. “Having been to different places has ...

Last week I covered insect pests of concern in Indiana, and today I’ll cover four plant diseases of concern in our landscapes and woodlands. Like last week, this is certainly not a comprehensive list ...

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Getting a garden started can be surprisingly difficult, and that includes choosing the plants you want to grow. If you want ...

Plant diseases don't stop at a nation's borders and miles of oceans don't prevent their spread, either. That's why plant disease surveillance, improved plant disease detection systems and predictive ...