Most of the fungal diseases that affect tomatoes are present in the soil, so the first defensive strategy should be to add a ...

You may identify an American beech by ... will continue to spread and eventually weaken the tree until it dies. Prevention of beech bark disease begins with controlling aphid infestations.

It is critical to identify trees which may have been injured or damaged ... the introduction of biotic factors such as bacteria and fungi. Both of these are endemic in the environment.

A new tree disease has spread in forests in Massachusetts, joining invasive pests and climate change as top priorities for foresters to address. The state has found beech leaf disease in more than ...

By using genomics and machine learning, UBC researchers have developed a method that can identify known tree pathogens, as well as assess the potential harm of a new, as-yet-unnamed fungus based ...