TEXAS A&M RESEARCH ...
TREE DEATHS ...
Volunteers needed to stop SOD from killing oak trees
In 2019 alone, 1 million tanoaks succumbed to sudden oak death (SOD)
SURVEY RESULTS ...
Sudden Oak Death on the rise in California
Teams of citizen scientists surveyed 16,227 trees across 16 California counties
WHAT'S GROWING ...
Alternative fruit trees can help stop citrus threat
Planting alternative backyard fruit trees in Southern California can help stop citrus threat
NEW RESEARCH ...
Researchers reveal plant defense toolkit
International study provides a blueprint for disease surveillance in plants
PLANT DISEASES ...
When it rains, the plant diseases flourish
Leaf spots, root rots, blights, malformations, cankers could be problems
MASTER GARDENERS ...
Master Gardener summer online training
Registration ends May 20 and the class will start June 3
DISEASE RESEARCH ...
Grapevine red blotch virus diminishes wine value
Disease causes accumulation of sugar in the leaves, reduced sugar in the berries
ALERT ...
Late blight detected in Genesee County
Late blight can kill tomato and potato plants in just one week
ONION DISEASE ...