Phylogenetic analysis by @DaisyHAhumada et al. identified Ganoderma adspersum—previously unreported in North America—as the main cause of root and butt rot linked to almond tree decline in California’s Central Valley: https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-03-24-0631-RE

Malick Bill et al. identified fungal and bacterial species linked to storage diseases of sugar beet roots in the Red River Valley of Minnesota and North Dakota, aiding strategies to reduce postharvest sucrose losses: https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-10-24-2188-RE @kandelsl

Narelle Nancarrow et al. highlight the complexity and specificity of the relationships between yellow dwarf viruses, the aphids that transmit them, and the plant hosts that they infect. @PiotrTrebicki Learn more: https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-11-24-2523-RE

Short Communication: “Pearl Bodies as a Potential Source of Secondary Transmission of Papaya Leaf Distortion Mosaic Virus in Carica papaya,” by Decai Tuo et al.: https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-11-24-2419-SC

Botrytis cinerea, the causal agent of gray mold, has been reported in pomegranate orchards in Mexico. Alberto Patricio-Hernández and colleagues identified Bacillus velezensis as an effective fungicide against gray mold in pomegranate crops. Learn more: https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-10-24-2118-RE

Strategic mixtures of biological control agents with DMI fungicides to control diseases of fruit crops can result in additive interaction, synergism, or antagonism. @Jojo_We27 and Guido Schnabel evaluated the compatibility of 8 commercial DMI fungicides: https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-11-24-2367-RE

Downy mildew presents significant challenges to spring mix greens production in California. Emily Mae Locke-Paddon et al. identified sources of resistance to facilitate resistance breeding in baby kale: https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-11-24-2290-RE @kalloldas91

Short Communication: “Mycotoxin Contamination of Hazelnut Grown in Azerbaijan and Aspergillus Communities Associated with the Crop,” by Fagan Aghayev et al.: https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-12-24-2623-SC

Results from Jing Wang et al. indicate that Streptomyces noursei strain S86 fermentation products have the potential to be developed as biological controls of Fusarium crown rot disease in the field. 🌾 Learn more: https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-10-24-2109-RE

Xu Qin et al. investigated the biocontrol effect and mechanism of crown gall disease in Japanese cherry trees by Bacilllus velezensis FZB42, a prototype strain of the plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria. Learn more: https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-10-24-2085-RE

Valentina Valencia Bernal et al. identified four Botryosphaeriaceae species causing avocado branch canker in California; Neofusicoccum luteum was the most prevalent. Fluazinam was identified as the most effective fungicide across species. 🥑 Learn more: https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-12-24-2674-RE

Short Communication: “Characterization of Virulence of Puccinia coronata f. sp. avenae in Australia in the 2023 Growing Season,” by Duong T. Nguyen et al.: https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-09-24-2049-SC

Our last work on esca incidence in french vineyards is out in @plantdiseasej.bsky.social ! Identification of ecoclimatic indicators of esca disease through 20 years of large-scale vineyard monitoring in France | Plant Disease apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/...

Happy to share our new paper is out in @plantdiseasej.bsky.social: Development of a new tool to detect Melampsora medusae f. sp. tremuloidae causing rust disease on Populus tremuloides. #ForestHealth #TreeHealth #ForestPathology #RustFungi doi.org/10.1094/PDIS...

Florida’s strawberry industry faces a rising threat from Neopestalotiopsis sp., which survives in soil across seasons. Galvin Alonzo, Juliana S. Baggio, and Natalia A. Peres evaluated fumigants to manage crown and soilborne inoculum. 🍓 doi.org/10.1094/PDIS...

Hector Oberti et al. evaluated disease development in 6 Paspalum species under greenhouse and field conditions with 3 Claviceps paspali isolates. Field isolates were analyzed for phenotypic traits and phylogenetic relationships. doi.org/10.1094/PDIS...

Early diagnosis of brown root rot disease in trees has been challenging because the first symptoms and signs are often observed after extensive tissue colonization. Tse-Yen Liu et al. developed SYBR Green real-time quantitative PCR assays for Phellinus noxius. 🌳 Learn more: doi.org/10.1094/PDIS...

Soilborne pathogens threaten glory lily cultivation in southern India, causing dry root rot, wilt, and stem rot. Shanmuga Priya Dhanabalan et al. identified pathogens using morphology and phylogenetic analysis of rDNA, CAL, and TEF-1α. Learn more: doi.org/10.1094/PDIS...

Haohao Yan et al. evaluated the resistance level of wheat cultivars to the prevalent Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici races and determine the genetic background of stripe rust resistance genes in Xinjiang. 🌾 Learn more: doi.org/10.1094/PDIS...

🍊 Akif Eskalen contributed to the first Citrus Leaf Blotch Virus report on Nagami kumquat in Turkey! Detected via RT-PCR in symptomatic trees linked to grafting material. ▶️ apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/... #PlantHealth #Citrus

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...

Osama O. Atallah et al. studied heart rot disease in Egyptian date palms caused by Lasiodiplodia theobromae—bacillus spp. reduced spore germination (80–90%), garlic sap reduced fungal growth by 98.67%, and Trichoderma spp. suppressed disease like fungicides. doi.org/10.1094/PDIS...

Could pistachio be a suitable alternative crop for olive-growing Mediterranean areas affected by Xylella fastidiosa subsp. pauca ST53? Read the Special Report by Davide Greco et al. to learn more: doi.org/10.1094/PDIS...

Excited to share here our review on the use of meta-analysis in Plant Pathology. Now available open access in Plant Disease volume 108, number 11. apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/...