Oct. 18—The severity of the ohia rust disease in one of Hawaii's critically endangered plants can be reduced by using a "smoothie " of fungi found in leaf tissue, a recent study has shown. In a study ...

Question. All of a sudden, our plumeria has developed yellow leaves with an orange coating on their backsides. What should I do to control the decline? Answer. Many of our favorite flowering plants ...

Q: I love hollyhocks for their colorful, crinkled flowers, and I have a row of them planted along the edge of my patio which I grew from seed. I was disappointed last year, however, as unsightly ...

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State University scientists are piecing together clues about how a global pest hacks the immune systems of soybeans. Soybean rust fungus poses one of the biggest threats to soybean ...

(Nanowerk News) A water-absorbent coat to keep rust away? It may seem counterintuitive but when it comes to soybean plants and rust disease, researchers from Japan have discovered that applying a ...

The invasive plant pathogen myrtle rust has been detected near the National Museum of Australia in Canberra, concerning experts. Myrtle rust is a bright yellow-looking fungus that infects plants, like ...

St. Paul, Minn. (February 17, 2004) – An increase in the spread of rust diseases could have devastating results on the fast-growing ornamental crop industry, say pathologists with The American ...

St. Paul, Minn. (November 18, 2004) - With the confirmation that soybean rust has been detected in the U.S., plant pathologists with The American Phytopathological Society (APS) are offering insight ...