Article Tag: fungus

A new study has analyzed the potential of a bacterium for biological control of the fungus Hemileia vastatrix, which causes coffee rust, a major challenge […]

New biomaterials could be used instead of chemical products and pesticides to help farmers manage their crops in a more eco-friendly and sustainable way, according […]

Premier Tech partners with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada to develop a selective bioherbicide. In January, the Horticulture and Agriculture Group signed a license agreement with […]

Scientists solve spore stability puzzle to develop world’s first upstream corn inoculant, will be applied to all of Monsanto’s new 2017 corn hybrids sold in […]

A naturally occurring fungus codenamed ‘H39’ discovered by Wageningen University has shown promising biological control of apple scab. Apple scab is caused by the fungus […]

Apple scab can cause extensive yield losses in regions with humid, cool weather during spring and summer months. Losses are the direct result of a […]

The mechanical force that a single fungal cell or bacterial colony exerts on a plant cell may seem vanishingly small, but it plays a heavy […]

Fungus may offer natural weed control - A USDA researcher and collaborators have found a naturally occurring fungus which may prove useful in the fight […]

Every plant grower will have encountered thrips at some point: the well-known pest is a tremendous nuisance, damaging flowers severely and generally being very hard […]

Researchers in Kenya have concluded successful field trials using a strain of the Fusarium oxysporum fungus to fight Striga weeds (also known as witchweed) on […]

The Peruvian Government have just approved the National Action Plan to reduce the severity of Coffee Leaf Rust. Coffee Leaf Rust, caused by the fungus […]

UK Company Exosect Ltd. has received confirmation of importation licenses from Tanzania and Ghana for trials of its biopesticide grain protectant. The trials in stored […]

A study conducted by the University of Western Australia detected 79 strawberries proteins that are resistant to Fusarium oxysporum, one of the main fungal diseases […]