Basil downy mildew has impacted basil production worldwide for the past two decades since its re-emergence in Europe in 2001 ...

Basil can add a little zest to any meal. But downy mildew disease threatens the herb’s very existence. University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences researchers are trying to ...

Downy mildew is the most economically important pathogen infecting lettuce Research to benefit conventional and organic farmers and reduce crop loss Research will provide consumers food grown using ...

Downy mildew of impatiens is a serious disease in the United States, caused by the fungus-like Oomycete, Plasmopara obducens. Originally found in Europe, impatiens downy mildew was detected in ...

The most widely grown of all the herbs, basil, is also highly susceptible to downy mildew, which spreads quickly through spores dispersed by wind and can wipe out an entire field or greenhouse. The ...

Downy mildew, caused by a range of oomycete pathogens, remains a formidable challenge in agriculture, affecting numerous crops worldwide and resulting in significant yield losses. The pathogen’s ...

Mildews are the most common and most devastating diseases infecting cucumbers and other members of the cucurbit family of plants, which include squashes, pumpkins, zucchini and melons. There are two ...

REHOVOT, Israel, Nov. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Lavie Bio Ltd., a leading ag-biologicals company and subsidiary of Evogene Ltd. (Nasdaq: EVGN) (TASE: EVGN), today announced significant progress in the ...

Downy mildew is the biggest threat to spinach production around the world. While the pathogen has a short life cycle (approximately a week), it can produce millions of spores during the spinach ...

Researchers at the University of California, Davis, will use the genomics of lettuce to combat a pathogen that causes losses in the $3 billion industry each year. The Foundation of Food and ...