News articles tagged with 'Phytophthora'
Massive gene loss linked to pathogen's stealthy plant-dependent lifestyle
— 10 Dec 2010 20:30 | HealthAn international team of scientists, which includes researchers from Virginia Tech, has cracked the genetic code of a plant pathogen that causes downy mildew disease. Downy mildews…
Genome of Phytophthora infestans decoded
— 9 Sep 2009 17:00 | BiologyA large international research team has decoded the genome of Phytophthora infestans, the notorious organism that triggered the Irish potato famine in the mid-19th century and also…
Basis for potato blight control becomes visible
— 15 Jun 2009 20:23 | BiologyPotato blight, false mildew, sudden oak death and a disease in salmon are all caused by a group of miniscule, yet destructive, organisms called Oomycetes. Because of their changeability…
Is the UK prepared for Sudden Oak Death?
— 27 Apr 2009 13:53 | EnvironmentBritain's ability to stop the spread of so-called 'Sudden Oak Death,' a disease threatening the country's trees, woods and heathland, will be assessed in a new review by Imperial College…
New method discovered to make potatoes resistant to Phytophthora
— 7 Aug 2008 16:24 | BiologyDutch, British and American scientists have developed a method to more quickly identify and isolate genes that can be used to make potatoes resistant to Phytophthora infestans, the…
Key to virulence protein entry into host cells discovered
— 5 Aug 2008 17:36 | BiologyResearchers from the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) at Virginia Tech have identified the region of a large family of virulence proteins in oomycete plant pathogens that enables…
Fighting pod pests by exploiting the merits of wild cocoa trees from French Guiana
— 13 May 2008 16:20 | EnvironmentIn every production zone worldwide, cocoa trees are faced with pests and diseases that can wipe out entire harvests. To protect their crops, farmers often use costly, polluting chemicals…
Virulence gene superfamily responsible for devastating plant diseases
— 3 Apr 2008 12:24 | EnvironmentA research team from the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech has identified an enormous superfamily of pathogen genes involved in the infection of plants. The Avh superfamily…
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