Even with today's advanced agricultural technologies, plant diseases can still be extremely devastating to crops, causing billions of dollars in losses worldwide every year. Begomoviruses represent a ...

As a plant grows, it is susceptible to a variety of risk factors. These can be organic threats — living organisms, diseases ...

Bacteria, viruses and fungi are masters at evolving new strategies to infiltrate plants and cause disease that harm crops. To ...

Researchers found 230 new giant viruses in ocean samples. Some carry genes that hijack photosynthesis and metabolism.

Laboratory could improve crop resilience In a discovery three decades in the making, scientists have acquired detailed knowledge about the internal structures and mode of regulation for a specialized ...

A virus responsible for damaging cotton crops across the southern United States has been lurking in U.S. fields for nearly 20 years -- undetected. According to new research, cotton leafroll dwarf ...

Eating a diet high in phytosterols, found in many plant foods, can reduce the risk of heart disease by 9% and type 2 diabetes ...

A plant-based but not fully vegetarian diet could boost the health of retinal ganglion cells, potentially mitigating early ...

Neuroscientists can now make precise genetic tweaks to the neurons that are most affected by brain diseases such as Parkinson ...

Leaf miners are just one of the many pests that affect our gardens. The two leaf miner types most often found in Marin are ...

Wheat producers are facing a complex issue this growing season. An exacerbation of three mosaic viruses coupled with ...

A new wave of potato selection robots could soon replace manual labour. Developers say the first commercial units may hit ...