In southern Italy, two varieties of olive trees, some infected with a disease called Xylella fastidiosa, a bacteria carried from tree to tree by a little bug, and some resisting the infection CHARLES ...

Dothistroma needle blight (DNB) is a serious foliar disease impacting a wide range of pine species throughout the globe. The disease is principally associated with the fungal pathogens Dothistroma ...

Invasive tree pathogen that causes red oaks to ‘bleed’ found for first time in Minnesota Researchers at the University of Minnesota found the “sudden oak death” pathogen at a Hennepin County nursery.

Trees are important to the environmental health of cities through their capacity to improve air quality, provide cooling via shade and transpiration, and foster natural beauty. New research in ...

Each year, nearly 30 million Americans purchase a real tree for the holidays. Growing the perfect Christmas tree takes about seven years, during which farmers need to keep insects, fungal pathogens ...

According to legend, Pele, Hawaiian goddess of volcanoes and fire, once fell in love with the handsome warrior ʻŌhiʻa and asked him to marry her. But ʻŌhiʻa had already pledged his love to another, ...

Why do trees fall in the forest? The Answer is Changing. New research suggests that in just 15 years, the causes of most tree ...

Plant‐pathogenic fungi rely on finely tuned cellular processes to invade host tissues and sustain infection. This study uncovers a previously unknown mechanism that links mitochondrial quality control ...

Sweet orange scab is a fungal pathogen that affects citrus like tangerines and sweet oranges.