Sensor-based techniques show potential as alternatives to visual rating techniques of plant diseases. Ronald Tapia et al. evaluated methods for canopy reflectance as a phenotyping approach that can be applied across many research contexts: https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTOFR-06-24-0063-SC

David L. Roberts et al. introduce decision intelligence to enhance nematode management in sweetpotato cultivation. 🪱🍠 Learn more: https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTOFR-09-24-0099-P

Meloidogyne chitwoodi is one of the most important soilborne pests of potato. Michelle Soule et al. developed a qPCR assay for the identification and quantification of M. chitwoodi. Learn more: https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTOFR-09-24-0107-FI

New EDNA e-probes developed by D. M. Nascimento et al. detect 20 citrus pathogens from raw HTS data. Validated as accurate and scalable tools, they support global citrus germplasm protection and biosecurity. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTOFR-12-24-0140-FI

Lena Flörl and Nicholas A. Bokulich evaluated the efficacy of universal mitochondrial and chloroplast PNA blockers across a range of concentrations and estimated their impact on alpha and beta diversity. Learn more: doi.org/10.1094/PHYT...

Timothy O. Jobe et al. screened #Fusarium oxysporum isolates for 14 “secreted in xylem” (SIX) effector genes—finding SIX9 shows potential for rapid detection and race-specific quantification in infected plants. Learn more: doi.org/10.1094/PHYT...

Editor’s Pick! Hope Raymond et al. compared the microbial communities of drippy blight in Colorado to those of drippy nut in California and to determine whether other pathogenic fungal or bacterial taxa are associated with the diseases. 🌳 Learn more: doi.org/10.1094/PHYT...

Lindsey Burbank et al. evaluated several risk factors for Xyella fastidiosa disease in the California olive industry, including infection of the common cultivars and acquisition by insect vectors. 🫒 Learn more: doi.org/10.1094/PHYT...