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 ...

It is a common question that I receive each year: Will freezing temperatures during the winter take care of the plant pests and pathogens in my garden this summer? Unfortunately, the answer is mostly ...

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.

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The flash of lightning and the dance of auroras contain a fourth state of matter known as plasma, which researchers have harnessed to produce a gas that may activate plant immunity against wide-spread ...

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KRQE) – A New Mexico State University professor was awarded nearly $6 million to help reduce the risk of one of the most common plant pathogens in the United States. Soum Sanogo, a ...

Every season brings a new slate of plant pathogens to our Florida lawns and gardens. Luckily, there are many tactics we can employ to help reduce their impact. Florida generally has a warm, humid ...

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The fungus Hemileia vastatrix strikes a plant on a coffee farm in Aquires, Costa Rica. Edwin Remsberg via Getty Images The agricultural impact of climate change would be a little more straightforward, ...

Starting with over 1,300 receptors from the genomes of 350 plant species, the researchers eventually identified an unknown immune receptor in the pomelo, a common citrus plant. A series of experiments ...