Articles by American Phytopathological Society

Cercospora leaf blight is a global threat to soybean, but there are currently no CLB-resistant soybean cultivars

Insights into the microbiome may help researchers grow more resilient citrus plants that can handle both changing climates and stress from pathogens

This most damaging soybean pathogen was first found in the US in 1954 and most recent estimates show that it results in $1.5 billion in annual yield losses

Overuse of antibiotics in humans has led to several microbes developing antibiotic resistance; researchers explore if this is also true of antibiotics used on crops

Researchers find that phytol, a chlorophyll constituent, has an inhibitory effect on harmful plant nematodes, without killing them

Though Pst is known to be highly host-specific, it is interestingly able to infect two unrelated host plants, wheat and barberry, at different spore stages

Researchers found that treating apple flowers with a probiotic spray reduced incidence of fire blight

Scientists find natural decline of cyst nematodes in California crops is likely due to a diverse population of fungi killing these pests

Researchers find 13 natural and semi-synthetic glucosinolate derivatives are efficient fungicides alone or when used in combination against many fungal pathogens

Recent research finds that arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi is a potential tool in SCN management