How to manage plant pests and diseases in your victory garden
The COVID-19 pandemic has boosted interest in home gardening. Three scientists who garden explain some basic methods for controlling common insects and microbes that can spoil your crop.
Carolee Bull, Professor of Plant Pathology and Systematic Bacteriology, Pennsylvania State University
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July 2, 2020 • ~9 min
July 2, 2020 • ~9 min
Tags: bacteria covid-19 insects soil plants fungi viruses integrated-pest-management gardening nematodes weeds land-grant-universities plant-health victory-garden
Crop pathogens are more adaptable than previously thought
Fungi and other organisms called oomycetes are highly adaptable. That's bad news for the global food supply.
Antonis Rokas, Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair in Biological Sciences, Professor of Biological Sciences and Biomedical Informatics, and Director of the Vanderbilt Evolutionary Studies Initiative, Vanderbilt University
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June 23, 2020 • ~5 min
June 23, 2020 • ~5 min
Tags: evolution climate-change yeast plants fungi crops food-security plant-pathogen
A new hybrid fungus is found in hospitals and linked to lung disease
Researchers have discovered the first known example of a hybrid fungus that infects humans.
Antonis Rokas, Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair in Biological Sciences, Professor of Biological Sciences and Biomedical Informatics, and Director of the Vanderbilt Evolutionary Studies Initiative, Vanderbilt University
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June 4, 2020 • ~10 min
June 4, 2020 • ~10 min
Tags: evolution covid-19 pandemic fungi fungus fungal-infection mold
Scientists are working to protect invaluable living collections during coronavirus lockdowns
From fungi and flies to spiders and fish, living collections need care and feeding even when their human keepers are dealing with a pandemic and its resultant social distancing.
Tags: collections social-distancing fungi coronavirus-2020 fungus tsetse-fly tsetse-flies natural-history-collections coronavirus-and-social-distancing coronavirus-pandemic
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