Causing an estimated $160 billion in damages globally each year, one of agriculture’s biggest enemies is too small to see ...

The capacity of bacteria to spread disease across the Plant Kingdom may be much more widespread than previously suspected, according to new analysis.

Pick any neighborhood in the metro. Drive down the road and look at the street trees on either side. Chances are, you will ...

The capacity of bacteria to spread disease across the plant kingdom may be much more widespread than previously suspected, ...

Wind-resistant shrubs play an important role in my hilltop garden. We use them for protection and the varieties here provide ...

The very symbol of Florida – the palm tree – is under vicious attack by a disease that threatens to wipe out legions of trees. It’s estimated up to 10,000 have already fallen victim to this mysterious ...

As co-first author Kümmel points out: “Evolution has seemingly led some pathogens to hijack host immune receptors, turning the plants weapons against themselves to make them more susceptible to ...

A sniffer dog has been successfully trained to sniff out a type of disease in trees. Ivor, the six-year-old cocker spaniel Labrador cross, was trained as part of a "groundbreaking" project to help ...

About 183,000 trees in Northumberland will be lost to a fungal disease, a council has warned. Ash dieback could kill 90-95% of European ash trees in Northumberland and the local authority says it ...

However, these incredible trees are threatened by beech scale disease, also called beech bark disease (BBD) — a condition that can lead to significant damage or even kill the infected trees. By ...