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Ioannis Tzanetakis, prof. of virology and Arkansas Clean Plant Center director, was named a Fellow of the American Phytopathological Society for his distinguished contributions to plant pathology: aaes.uada.edu/news/tzaneta... Congrats, @yannistzanetakis.bsky.social! @plantdisease.bsky.social

Tzanetakis Honored as Fellow of American Phytopathological Society url:https://news.uark.edu/articles/77418/tzanetakis-honored-as-fellow-of-american-phytopathological-society The word is out…

I. E. Tzanetakis and more than 180 researchers from 40+ countries address the challenges of “phantom agents” in the latest Plant Disease Feature article: doi.org/10.1094/PDIS... Read the press release from the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station to learn more: aaes.uada.edu/news/clean-p...

Join our short course on High Throughput Sequencing starting May 13. Learn sequencing technologies, data analysis, and experimental design. Attend live or watch recordings.   Enroll now: bit.ly/3QVwfQG   #PlantDisease #HTS #Sequencing #PlantHealth #APSCourses

Just out "Making sense of the virome in light of evolution and ecology" doi.org/10.1098/rspb... from super ⭐ team @meganawallace.bsky.social @duckswabber.bsky.social @jemmageoghegan.bsky.social @ryanmimrie.bsky.social @eddieholmes.bsky.social @xavh.bsky.social in Proc B @royalsocietypublishing.org

Invisible vectors, visible impact: Our review www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... led by Tobiasz Druciarek dissects how eriophyoid mites drive emaravirus spread. We cover virus biology, detection tools, environmental spread factors, and control strategies vital to agriculture and forestry.

🌱 From Pant Disease: International researchers discuss ways to advance global germplasm exchange. Researchers call for removing “phantom agents” from regulations—pathogens lacking evidence or diagnostics. (M. Al Rwahnih) ▶️ apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/full/10.... #PlantPathology #Agriculture

APS is committed to advocating for data-based science and a skilled, scientific workforce. The #APSPublicPolicy Board supports legislation and agency actions that advance scientific research, plant health and agricultural research initiatives, and evidence-based policies. #APSPPB

Efficient transfer of infectious clones to woody plants 🦠 Dodder (Cuscuta spp.) boosts virus transmission in woody plants, p-values of 0.005 to 4.09e-06! A game-changer for woody plant virology! doi.org/10.1016/j.jv... #PlantVirology #Dodder #InfectiousClones #Virology @plantdisease.bsky.social