Recent research findings indicate that many of the plant pathogens affecting agriculture today originated during an earlier era than originally believed. Analysis performed by an international team ...

Ancient plant viruses infecting modern crops likely evolved in wild plants before the last Ice Age and later spread across continents.

Long before humans cultivated crops or sailed between continents, a group of plant viruses was already evolving among wild ...

March launches the most exciting stretch of the gardening season. Tiny green sprouts push through soil, trays crowd ...

Plant diseases rarely happen by accident. When problems show up in the garden, it is usually because the right conditions come together at the right time. Plant diseases can occur in any garden. In ...

Blueberry scorch virus has been confirmed in central Washington, prompting industry officials to urge growers to test plants and tighten aphid management.

March marks the moment when gardens wake up, but fungi wake up too. Damp soil, melting frost, chilly nights, and bursts of daytime warmth create a dream environment for plant diseases that thrive on ...

As our ancient human ancestors were evolving and branching out across Eurasia and into the Americas, so too were the ancestors of a common plant virus genus. Using genome sequencing, researchers in an ...

Tomato disease can be traced to one of four causes: fungal, bacterial, viral, and environmental. Learn to identify them and ...

Boxwoods are among the most common evergreen shrubs you’ll find in Louisiana landscapes, and that’s because these plants were ...

You can nurture your tomato plants like prized pets, water them with care, stake them upright, feed them rich compost—and still watch them twist, yellow, and collapse. Sometimes the threat doesn’t ...

Strawberries are no longer seen merely as a sweet seasonal indulgence. Research suggests the fruit carries powerful compounds ...