We saw die-back in trees coming out of winter. In some cases, it is environmental stress from drought stress and winter ...

Scientists at the University of Helsinki discovered how plants heal their protective outer layer, the periderm. The diffusion ...

Polyploidy, or whole-genome duplication (WGD), is a major mechanism of genome evolution across the tree of life and is ...

The leaf tissue test launched on May 1 this year, and it was a two-year process to calibrate the unit. That process involved growing a bunch of different crops in their laboratories with varying ...

Synchrotron radiation-based Fourier transform infrared microspectroscopy (SR-FTIR) is an advanced bioanalytical technique capable of exploring the chemistry within microstructures of plant and animal ...

X. fastidiosa colonizes the xylem vessels of roots, stems, and leaves, obstructing the transport of water and mineral nutrients by forming bacterial aggregates known as biofilms. These biofilms ...

On the host, spores germinate and infect healthy plant tissue causing symptoms including leaf spots, rots, and wilts that lead to premature defoliation and reduced tomato yields. Development and ...