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 ...

Food security is of great concern as global temperatures continue to warm. The availability of food and how crops will fare as a result of climate change has long been of interest to environmental ...

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.

In the unending war between plants and pathogens, our crops are usually on the defensive. The ubiquitous armies of bacteria, fungi, and viruses are constantly laying siege to the fields that feed the ...

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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 ...

Bacterial speck is a common disease that affects tomatoes and can result in lower yields for growers. A new study led by ...

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 ...

At first glance, plants may seem passive—but beneath their stillness lies a world of complexity and constant activity. Plants ...

Elizabeth Quintana-Rodriguez, Adan T. Morales-Vargas, Jorge Molina-Torres, Rosa M. Ádame-Alvarez, Jorge A. Acosta-Gallegos and Martin Heil 1. Plants that express resistance to herbivores emit volatile ...

Jack Hoopes spends a lot of time with dying dogs. A veterinary radiation specialist at Dartmouth College, Hoopes has spent his decades-long career treating canine cancers with the latest experimental ...