Why relying on familiar plant disease names can result in the wrong diagnosis — and the wrong control strategy.

Scientists have uncovered an unexpected microbial relationship that could help explain differences in the severity of a major ...

Plants on remote islands get less disease — but isolation reshapes which species dominate, and those species are the most ...

Tiny green shoots push through the soil with so much promise that it almost feels like magic. That moment sparks excitement, ...

Fusarium head blight (FHB) is a destructive disease of wheat that can reduce grain yields and contaminate grain with toxins ...

Don't let potato diseases and pest ruin your crop of taters! Learn how to identify and combat the most common problems growing potatoes.

The Fungicide Resistance Action Committee (FRAC) classified Botrytis cinerea as a high-risk pathogen for its ability to resist multiple chemical classes concurrently. The disease produces millions of ...

The two likely candidates are purple deadnettle (Lamium purpureum) and henbit (Lamium amplexicaule). They’re very common ...

The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our ...

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Most gardeners genuinely love their plants. They water them, feed them, trim them, and fuss over them with real dedication.

Throughout Minnesota's forests, the invasive shrub common buckthorn poses serious threats to forest health and ecosystem function. This fast-spreading ...