"Pathogenesis of Pear Chlorotic Leaf Spot-Associated Virus and Its Transmissibility by an Eriophyid Mite Species,” by Sawana Takeyama et al. Learn more: https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-03-25-0538-RE

Disease surveillance is a keystone of human, animal, and plant health. Norman Daurelle et al. provide proof of concept that there is no other obstacle than vocabulary issues to the transposition of the OASIS method to plant diseases. Learn more: https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-02-25-0238-SR

Collins Bugingo et al. evaluated the efficacy of active ingredients in commercially available microbial biopesticides for managing tan spot under in vitro and greenhouse conditions. Learn more: https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-03-25-0571-SC

Results from Shiyan Cai et al. indicated that FoSDHC1 regulated the sensitivity of #Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici to most succinate dehydrogenase inhibitor fungicides. Learn more: https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-02-25-0244-RE

Yage Han et al. present the first report of #Stagonosporopsis citrulli as the causal agent of gummy stem blight on Luffa acutangula and Momordica charantia in China. Learn more: https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-10-24-2129-SC

“Development of a Quantitative SYBR Green Real-Time PCR for Trichoderma afroharzianum, Causal Agent of Ear Rot of Maize,” by Martina Sanna et al. Learn more: https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-11-24-2339-SR

To identify #Fusarium species associated with a 2022 disease outbreak in flue-cured tobacco, Priyanka Gangwar et al. sampled 36 symptomatic plants with apparent one-sided wilting from 14 fields in Virginia and North Carolina. Learn more: https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-12-24-2715-SR

Results from Sylvia R. Gomes Moraes et al. highlight the improved efficacy of Miravis Ace and the value of integrating fungicide applications with genetic resistance for #Fusarium head blight management. Learn more: https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-11-24-2350-RE

María Pilar Velasco-Amo et al. compared the global accuracy and performance of six molecular assays using almond samples collected from trees naturally infected with #Xylella fastidiosa in the Alicante Demarcated Area, Spain: https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-12-24-2568-RE

“A Robust Potato Tuber Tissue Collection Method to Investigate Potato Virus Y, Potato Mop-Top Virus, and Tobacco Rattle Virus Localization Patterns,” by Jason T. Ingram et al. Learn more: https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-11-24-2453-RE

Results from Yu-Hsuan Chen et al. demonstrated that #Streptomyces cavourensis PES4 exhibited strong antagonistic activity against several bacterial, fungal, and oomycete pathogens, including #Phytophthora nicotianae. Learn more: https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-01-25-0089-RE

Feature Article: Jing-Wei Li et al. outline updated information on the development and advances in cryotherapy-based methods for efficiently eradicating viruses and viroids in horticultural plants. Read now—freely available in Plant Disease: https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-02-25-0384-FE

Protocols developed by Ernesto T. da Silva et al. provide the first standardized, efficient, and reproducible methods for #Cercospora sporulation and inoculation. Learn more: https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-02-25-0407-RE

Francisco de Assis dos Santos Diniz et al. collected root and rhizosphere soil samples in key soybean-producing regions, revealing a new species, #Pratylenchus brasiliensis sp. nov., in Brazil’s agricultural frontier. Learn more about this emerging threat: https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-01-25-0106-SR

Editor’s Pick: “Evaluating Management Strategies for Aphid-Transmitted Yellow Dwarf Viruses in Perennial Ryegrass Seed Production,” by Seth J. Dorman et al. Read now: https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-12-24-2655-RE

“The Diversity and Determinants of Fungicide Programs for Hop Powdery Mildew,” by Jae Young Hwang et al. Learn more: https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-01-25-0043-RE

Jae Young Hwang et al. developed models for estimating the probability of switching behavior by hop growers related to use of nonsynthetic or synthetic fungicides (or mixtures thereof) for hop powdery mildew (#Podosphaera macularis). Learn more: https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-01-25-0044-RE

Wheat production is threatened by stripe rust, one of the most devastating wheat diseases. Yan Liu et al. explored the novel resistance resources in a collection of 180 cultivated emmer wheat accessions collected from 32 countries on five continents: https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-01-25-0215-RE 🌾

"Satellite-Based Crop Identification and Risk Profiling for Areawide Management of Whitefly and Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus in Southwest Florida," by Keji Li et al. Learn more: https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-12-24-2634-RE

Alejandra M. Jimenez Madrid et al. confirm the first report of #Ramulariopsis pseudoglycines causing areolate mildew of cotton in Georgia and provided a first detection of Qol-resistant isolates in the United States: https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-02-25-0414-SC

The rose industry in China faces significant challenges because of viral pathogens. Xiumei Yang et al. established a rapid, efficient, and accurate detection method for these viral diseases to aid in their prevention and control: https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-02-25-0371-SR

Letter to the Editor: “Maximizing the Biocontrol Potential of Bacteriophages: A Call for Critically-Needed Field Research,” by George W. Sundin et al. Read the article to learn more—open access in Plant Disease: https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-05-25-1113-LTE

Arunabha Mitra et al. characterized tobacco ringspot virus and its #nematode vector, Xiphinema rivesi, infecting highbush blueberry in Washington state. Learn more: https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-10-24-2236-RE

Feature Article alert: “Bittersweet Challenges: Postharvest Disease Management in Sugarbeet and Sweetpotato,” by Carlos Morales et al. Free to read in Plant Disease: https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-10-24-2214-FE 🍠

Findings from Roshani Baral et al. emphasize the need for balanced use and rotation of fungicides to manage #Botrytis effectively in blueberry and red raspberry fields in the Pacific Northwest. Read the article to learn more: https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-12-24-2576-SC

Editor’s Pick: Cercospora leaf spot (CLS) is a key determinant of table beet foliar health. Pratibha Sharma et al. evaluated localization of #Cercospora beticola in table beet seeds and how infested seeds drive CLS outbreaks in field studies: https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-12-24-2624-RE

Letter to the Editor: “Introducing the ISPP Committee on Fruit, Nut, and Forest Crops Canker Diseases (FNF-CD),” by Giorgio Gusella, Carlos Agustí-Brisach, and Themis J. Michailides. Read the open access article to learn more: https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-03-25-0608-LTE

Apple necrotic mosaic virus (ApNMV) is the main pathogenic factor of apple mosaic disease in China. Guojun Hu et al. studied ApNMV occurrence in 188 apple plants and analyzed its distribution in different tissues and sequence diversity from 2019 to 2023: https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-11-24-2491-RE

Leaf spot disease restricts the production and utilization of #Elymus plants. Jiaqi Liu, Longhai Xue, and Chunjie Li conducted a 2-year study on Elymus plants across both natural and cultivated grasslands in the Tibetan Plateau of China: https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-10-24-2201-SR

“Genetic Dissection of Powdery Mildew Resistance in Emmer Wheat WL509 using Bulked Segregated RNA Sequencing,” by Yaoxue Li et al. Read the article in Plant Disease, Volume 109, Number 11 to learn more: https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-02-25-0366-RE 🌾

Sting nematode is a yield-limiting plant-parasitic #nematode in Florida potato production and often managed using 1,3-dichloropropene fumigation. Zane Joseph Grabau et al. tested the efficacy of alternative nematicides and nematicide rates: https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-12-24-2626-RE

Deepak Shantharaj et al. investigated the outcome of single and simultaneous infection of tomato plants by parasitic root-knot #nematode Meloidogyne spp. and foliar bacterial plant pathogen #Xanthomonas perforans. Learn more: https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-01-25-0136-SC

Emily Braithwaite et al. conducted the first survey of plant-parasitic nematode communities affecting golf course putting greens across multiple seasons in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. Read the article to learn more about their findings: https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-02-25-0431-RE ⛳️

Potato late blight (PLB), caused by #Phytophthora infestans, can cause extensive economic damage. Through in vitro and in planta experiments, Tomke Musa et al. investigated whether #Frangula alnus directly or indirectly controlled PLB. Learn more: https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-12-24-2582-RE

“Multi-Year Evaluations of an FTA Card–Based Detection Protocol for Four Vector-Borne Viruses Affecting Potato,” by Jason T. Ingram et al. Read the article in Plant Disease, Volume 109, Number 11 to more: https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-11-24-2454-RE

Results from Jing Huang et al. enrich our understanding of the #phalaenopsis orchid virome and within-host virus diversity and provide a valuable tool for early diagnosis and management of viral diseases: https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-11-24-2417-SC

Tuber rot caused by #Fusarium cugenangense is a serious threat to the cultivation of Gastrodia. Results from Jianxin Chen et al. suggest that endophytic Streptomyces globisporus strain WB03 may be effective in controlling tuber rot disease: https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-09-24-1994-RE

Imane Laraba et al. provide new insights into the occurrence of #Fusarium crown rot of wheat, its causative agents, and the potential to contaminate grain in southern Illinois in “Etiological Agents of Fusarium Crown Rot in Illinois Wheat.” Learn more: https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-09-24-2034-RE 🌾

Zheng Liu et al. confirm that citrus yellow vein clearing virus is the causal agent of spring shoot leaf curl disease in ‘Shatangju’ mandarin, a major commercial citrus cultivar in Guangxi Province, China. Learn more: https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-12-24-2700-SC

“Weed Hosts: Hidden Reservoirs for Whitefly-Transmitted Viruses Threatening Georgia Cucurbits,” by Dalvir Kaur Dhadly et al. Read the article to learn more: https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-12-24-2730-RE

Since 2016, the leaf spot disease of potato in Guizhou Province, China, has become increasingly serious. Hong Tan et al. identified and characterized the pathogenic fungi causing leaf spot disease in the 4 main potato production areas in Guizhou Province: https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-08-24-1781-SR

Apple bitter rot field losses in Virginia range from 20 to 90% annually. In a 2-year study, Matheus C. Borba et al. assessed 18 treatments to determine fungicide efficacy against apple bitter rot. Learn more: https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-09-24-1824-RE

Colletotrichum species from the Acutatum complex—causal pathogens of postharvest apple bitter rot in Europe—are now major preharvest threats. Martina Calì et al. investigated the diversity and pathogenicity in apple orchards across Northern Italy: https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-12-24-2671-RE

Feature Article alert! 🚨 “Valsa Canker of Apple in China: Can Host Nutrition Tame a Devastating Disease?” by Xiaofei Liang et al. Free to read in Plant Disease: https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-08-24-1657-FE

Editor’s Pick: To understand the complexities of cross-taxa coinfections, Daisy H. Ahumada et al. investigated the interactions between a wood-decay pathogen, Ganoderma adspersum, and a bacterial pathogen, Agrobacterium tumefaciens, in almond orchards: https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-12-24-2664-RE

Ying Zhang et al. evaluated resistance to bacterial angular leaf spot of 126 cucumber core germplasm accessions and performed a genome-wide association study using 1,642,740 single nucleotide polymorphisms. Learn more: https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-09-24-1876-RE

Benjamin S. Congdon, Jonathan R. Baulch, and Alistair R. F. Hall evaluated the resistance responses of eight canola varieties when challenged with three genetically diverse turnip yellows virus isolates under greenhouse conditions. Learn more: https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-03-25-0598-RE

Special Report: “Characterization of Puccinia sorghi Isolates from South Africa,” by Lineo A. Maphobole et al. Read the article to learn more: https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-12-24-2585-SR

In Spain, three fungi are linked to branch dieback, shoot blight, and vascular wilt in super-high-density olive plantations. Eugenio Llorens et al. studied their interactions on disease progression in multi-infection trials on Arbequina plants: https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-11-24-2466-RE

Special Report: “A Rapid On-Site Visualization Detection System for Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense Tropical Race 4 Utilizing RPA-CRISPR/Cas12a,” by Lili Zhu et al. Learn more: https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-11-24-2512-SR