APS Past President, Lindsey du Toit, Professor and Extension Plant Pathologist at WSU News, highly recommends the APS PRESS Compendium of Plant Diseases and Pests series. Click the link to learn more and purchase these best-selling books. apsnet.org/compendia

Andrew Friskop, Andrew Friskop, Cereal Crop Extension Plant Pathologist NDSUPlantPathology, recommends using the Farmer’s Guide books (corn, soybean, wheat) in the field to diagnose and better understand crop diseases. Buy here apsnet.org/farmers

📢 New paper out in collaboration with apofruit! First report of #postharvest #pear bitter rot caused by #Colletotrichum acutatum in Italy 🍐 Riccardo Baroncelli Elena Baraldi The American Phytopathological Society Plant Disease doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-1…

🌱New research reveals the distribution of Verticillium dahliae races in coastal California and evaluates lettuce resistance. The work revealed that three races were present. Resistant also lines identified for future breeding. ▶️apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/abs/10.109… #Agriculture #Lettuce

Bad news for chocolate lovers 🍫worldwide: Moniliophthora perniciosa, a destructive disease of cocoa is first recorded in Africa Aime et al., 2024 | Plant Disease apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/abs/10.109… West African countries produce nearly 70% of the world cocoa #planthealth

Editor’s Pick! Research from Uriel Acosta-González et al. shows preventive applications of certain fungicides can reduce strawberry root and crown rot caused by Neopestalotiopsis rosae by up to 100%. Chapingo - Oficial Read the full article to learn more > doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-0…

University of Minnesota researchers developed and reported processes for the first time to infect corn plants in the field with the corn tar spot pathogen, a relatively new disease threatening corn production across the United States. José E. Solórzano twin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/br…

Editor’s Pick! Fusarium head blight is threatening soft red winter wheat in the southeast United States. A study by Bikash Ghimire et al. identified F. graminearum as the predominating species. UGA Agricultural & Environmental Sciences Learn more > doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-0…

Happy to share that our work has been published in Plant Disease! Check out this New Multiplex TaqMan qPCR method for the precise detection and quantification of Clavibacter michiganensis in seeds and plant tissue. Read the full paper here: apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/full/10.10…

Plant Disease Best Student Paper Award by Aastha Subedi et al. characterized the species, race, and bactericide sensitivity of bacterial spot-associated Xanthomonas collected from pepper in Florida. Aastha Subedi UF/IFAS Plant Pathology Department Emerging Pathogens Institute UF/IFAS SWFREC doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-1…

It’s a trap! This feature article by Jill Check et al. discusses applications of rotating-arm air samplers to demonstrate their versatility, potential, and limitations in plant pathology research. Jill Check Dr. Monique L Sakalidis Martin Chilvers Timothy Miles doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-1…

Steve Brown, Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist in Cotton Agronomics Cotton Incorporated recommends the free resources at “Focus on Cotton” on Grow: Plant Health Exchange, an outreach service of APS. Find here Planthealthexchange.org/cotton

Honorable Mention—Plant Disease Student Paper Awards! Chen Tang et al. developed rapid, highly sensitive CRISPR-based tests to quickly detect pine wood nematodes, the cause of significant damage to pine trees worldwide. doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-0…

Interested in seed transmission of plant viruses. Sharing our results on whitefly-tranmitted CuLCrV on yellow squash. Congratulations to Dalvir Dhadly and the virology team at #UGATifton. Plant Disease doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-0…

Research from Kaitlyn Bissonnette et al. aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of nematode-protectant seed treatments on soybean cyst nematode reproduction, sudden death syndrome symptoms, and soybean yield across various environments. Kaitlyn Bissonnette doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-0…

Honorable Mention—Plant Disease Student Paper Awards! Jhonatan P. Barro et al. evaluated the effectiveness and profitability of various fungicides against Frogeye leaf spot in soybeans across multiple states. Jhonatan Paulo Barro Carl Bradley Read the article > doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-0…

#PlantDiseaseDiagnostics Development of a Molecular Tool for Identification of a New Neopestalotiopsis sp. Associated with Disease Outbreaks on Strawberry Kaur et al. (2024) Plant Disease The American Phytopathological Society apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/PD…

It’s a trap—part two! This special report provides a guide to designing and constructing rotating-arm impaction air samplers. Jill Check Dr. Monique L Sakalidis Martin Chilvers Timothy Miles Read the full article > doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-0…