Scientists note first case of Candidatus Phytoplasma brasiliense in a common weed. Is it a threat to produce growers and more?

If you know how soilborne diseases stay alive, you can better plan how to manage them.

California Fresh Fruit Association airs out concerns in workshop at annual conference.

Study examines several key components of deadly plant disease and offers advice about a popular resistance.

Growers can expect plenty this year from manufacturers of biological products. 

Crop scouts report the deadly plant disease has been found in potato plantings around Immokalee. See what to watch out for.

Though not a disease, Periderm Disorder Syndrome can make tubers more susceptible while also creating external and internal damage. Here’s a primer.

Follow these tips for spotting and treating Xanthomonas campestris.

Conventional pesticides have their limitations while falling prey to resistance.

While the virus hinders fruit quality, the effort to counter by cutting clusters or adding irrigation falls flat.

The serious foliar disease was found in the Everglades Agricultural Area for the first time.

Cherry growers, plagued by X-disease, can turn to insecticides and particle films to fight vectors.

UC Davis investigates causes and management considering increasing rates of walnut mold.

The whitefly-vectored viral disease can spread quickly across fields.

Lack of water poses a threat to growers’ crops – and pathogens. Find out why.

Inversion unveiled as attaching a 30-foot mast to a weather station helps define ideal spray time.

Growers, packers work to extend the usable life of postharvest fungicides.

Effective control of malady involves sprayer fans and canopy density, which dictate ideal tractor ground speeds.

To help keep pests and diseases at bay, organic growers can place bags around individual fruit, researchers say.