The vast scale of global trade presents a constant threat of introducing new plant diseases, which is challenging to the United States system of biosecurity. Plant health professionals often must ...

In just 7 years, the Irish Potato Famine caused approximately one million people to starve to death and forced another estimated million to flee Ireland as refugees. A mold called Phytophthora ...

Cinzia Bertea's scientific interests are mainly focused on basic and applied research related to physiology, biochemistry and molecular biology of plant responses to abiotic (drought, heat, salinity) ...

A new study divides Brazil into 48 zones, each defined by its climate and soil conditions. Restoration projects can use these zones to identify which native seeds are best suited to each location ...