Andy Wyenandt

Understanding the new resistant varieties, new races, and new management strategies for basil downy mildew.

A united effort by four universities delivers four new sweet basil varieties resistant to the disease that almost wiped out field-grown basil in the U.S.

Downy mildew of basil is a new, destructive disease that appears to be here to stay. It was […]

Downy mildew, caused by the fungus Pseudoperonospora cubensis, has been a familiar disease to cucurbit growers the past […]

All QoIs inhibit the fungi’s ability to undergo normal respiration in the exact same way, which is a very specific target site.

How Resistance Develops Understanding why and how a fungus develops resistance to a specific fungicide is important to […]