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

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

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 ...

Great hopes are placed on a new way to combat plant diseases, using RNA to turn off genes that the pathogen needs to initiate ...

Dec. 19, 2024 — A new role has been uncovered for a cell's own RNA in fending off attacks by RNA viruses. Some of the cell's RNA molecules, researchers found, help regulate antiviral signaling.

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 ...