Potato growers face a persistent late-season threat: aerial stem rot (ASR), a bacterial disease primarily caused by Pectobacterium carotovorum. Often emerging after thunderstorms and other weather ...

COLUMBIA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kocide® 3000-O copper fungicide/bactericide receives approval by the U.S. EPA for use in the organic production of vegetables, small fruits, tree crops and vines.

Rain over the first full weekend in August got me thinking about late blight, a devastating disease of tomatoes and other crops. Unfortunately, thought didn't lead to action. Reluctant to spray my ...

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Professor Savithramma Dinesh-Kumar, UC Davis Department of Plant Biology, has discovered a compound that could fight fungal diseases in plants including grapes and rice. (Sasha Bakhter/UC Davis ...

In a study published in the New Phytologist, researchers from the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences synthesized decades of research on fungicides ...

The UK National Farmers’ Union has warned that organic potato producers are under threat from proposed EU legislation against copper-based fungicides. NFU organic committee chairman Oliver Dowding ...

Suntory’s activation at Axios House during NYC’s Climate Week Are context on the decision by French authorities to withdraw authorization for most copper-based fungicides, raising concerns among ...

Gardener with a straw hat spraying fungicide on vine plants - encierro/Shutterstock It is common to find mushrooms growing around your lawn or in your garden, especially in wet conditions. But ...

Large amounts of fungicides, used in agriculture, leak into nearby surface waters. The effects of it on aquatic organisms are poorly understood and not specifically addressed in the EU regulatory ...