Global spread of powdery mildew threatens blueberries, costing millions and prompting better disease management strategies.

Scientists have created a new atlas of plant cells during immune response, in turn discovering a new rare cell state, called Primary IMmunE Responder (PRIMER), that acts as an immune response hub to ...

Plant viruses are often able to spread from one country to another through the seed trade. As a result, parent-to-progeny disease transmission is of global concern. "Viruses can hide in seeds for ...

So-called "phantom agents" are suspected pathogens that have been reported in scientific literature going back to the early ...

A novel approach in plant genetics promises to herald a new frontier in crop improvement that would usher disease-resistant plants, that too with enhanced nutri ...

Dr Arjun Dang said there is no specific antiviral treatment for HMPV, so prevention is the cornerstone of controlling its ...

As the Health Department has issued advisories to tackle the threat of the HMPV virus, the infrastructure for oxygen ...