The Forest and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI) at the University of Pretoria is leading research into plant pathogens and pests. Plants provide food, feed, and fibre, and maintaining ...

For example, damage to leaves might be caused by a pathogen or grazing animals. The scientists will try to identify any environmental causes such as pollution that might be affecting the plants.

but there is no cure for infected plants. Experts describe Xylella as one of the "most dangerous pathogens worldwide". It was first recorded in Italy in 2013, and has since spread to other ...

It can inhibit pathogen invasion without causing harm to plants, humans, or the ecosystem when properly used," said Wan ...

Wastewater treatment plants are designed to ... to contribute to the spread of pathogens from treated wastewater, posing challenges for environmental health and water reuse efforts." ...

Zerbe’s lab is focused on understanding how plants use chemicals to interact with their environment and defend themselves ...

Plant diseases significantly threaten global food security by causing substantial reductions in crop yields. 1 The challenge ...