Government agencies have teamed up with a canine detection business to train animals to target specific plant health problems ...

Plant diseases require a susceptible plant, a pathogen, and the right environment. Prevent diseases by choosing resistant varieties, providing proper growing conditions, and practicing good sanitation ...

It's so disappointing when you walk outside one morning and see that something has gone very wrong with some of your plants. Suddenly there are mottled leaves, blackened stems, and gray and collapsed ...

Above: Hosta with symptoms of leaf spots and necrosis. Do your landscape plants have cankers, mosaics, galls, mummies, or witches’ brooms? These and other symptoms are often hard for the average ...

Corn diseases caused an estimated $13.8 billion in losses and cut yields by 2.5 billion bushels across North America from ...

A microscopic "plant destroyer" not only helped trigger one of the deadliest famines in modern history but also reshaped ...

Gardening advice for Central Floridians from an urban horticulturist emeritus with the University of Florida Cooperative ...

Scientists traced the Irish Potato Famine pathogen, Phytophthora infestans, to the Andes and discovered it belongs to a much ...

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 ...

Chibuzor EmejorThe Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS) has expressed its readiness to strengthen collaboration with the Central and West African ...

It can be scary when your plants are sickly. Some diseases can be managed while others are detrimental, so it's important to know what's harming your plants.