Mandelli & Deluc identified 9 "hotspots" on the Grapevine Red Blotch Virus genome that are highly targeted by the grapevine's defense system. Delivering double-stranded RNA from these sites significantly reduced viral expression, paving the way for targeted RNAi biopesticides: https://bit.ly/3Jvwr9e

The Pea Aphid's Secret Weapon Uncovered! 🤫 Our Commentary highlights the discovery of aphid effector Ap4—a single salivary protein—that manipulates the plant's defense system to boost pest's reproductive success. apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/... @msr20.bsky.social @mpmijournal.bsky.social

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Our commentary on how a virus infection delays flowering published in MPMI titled "A Viral Brake on Bloom: BYDV-GAV Delays Flowering via VOZ Degradation" | Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions® apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/... @mpmijournal.bsky.social #plantvirus #BYDV #virusinfection

📣Congratulations to our incoming President-elect, Tessa Burch-Smith, and Elected Member of the Board of Directors, Patricia León! Tessa and Patricia will begin their next cycles of service to ASPB on October 1, 2025. #PlantScience #WeAreASPB

#JustIn on Plantae - Classical Botany in the Shadow of Molecular Science: Why It Still Matters. In this piece, Plantae Fellows, @kesmaio.bsky.social @carlosgonzsanz.bsky.social and @vedjiwan.bsky.social discuss the decline of the term and education of botanical sciences https://plantae.org/classica…