Check out our newest publication on The American Phytopathological Society PhytoFrontiers™ journal. Bhawana Ghimire, PhD Fulya Baysal-Gurel
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Using whole genome sequencing, Jonathan Beutler et al. found that “nonpathogenicity on banana” may be the ancestral state of the #Ralstoniasolanacearum IIB-4 lineage.

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Editor’s Pick! Using standard bioassays, Caroline Eberlein et al. compared digestates from two different substrates and two processing temperatures for their #nematode -suppressive potential.

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Editor’s Pick! Using a culture-independent technique, Sharifa Crandall et al. investigated how #soil steaming influences the #microbiomes in nursery soils.

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'...this free online research tool...inform[s] agronomists and researchers across industry and academia...about the impact of crop disease and [insect] pests.'

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Editor’s Pick! Suraj Sapkota et al. identified several #endophytes in warm-season grasses, which could enhance plant growth or grass nitrogen levels by using nitrogen fixation.

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Suraj Sapkota APS Turfgrass Pathology Committee

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Early this year, International Seed Health Initiative (ISHI) members published a manuscript highlighting the importance of the use of a direct test for confirmation of an indirect pre-screen assay in PhytoFrontiers™ Focus Issue: bit.ly/3sPbsWe

Scott Cosseboom and Mengjun Hu explored how leaf wetness duration and temperature impact the development of ripe rot of grape, then developed models that could be used to predict ripe rot infection events and inform management decisions.

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Excited to share our qPCR assay for tar spot of corn detection, online in PhytoFrontiers™ first look! Thanks to all who helped on this project! Martin Chilvers Jill Check Camila Nicolli Damon L. Smith Darcy Telenko MSU Plant & Pest Diagnostics doi.org/10.1094/PHYTOF…

This new work from the Brown Lab identifies several fungal endophytes that may help prevent charcoal rot disease in soybean. PhytoFrontiers™ The American Phytopathological Society

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Arabidopsis thaliana - Streptomycetaceae interaction modulates the plant proteome ! New publication from H. Schaller's group in collaboration with LSMBO (IPHC Strasbourg) published in PhytoFrontiers™
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Deborah Groth-Helms et al. standardize the descriptions of key diagnostic assay validation terms and concepts and offer recommendations for improving the efficiency and quality of test development through improved coordination among stakeholders.
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Editor’s Pick! Bart van de Vossenberg et al. developed and validated an HTS test for mitogenome and rDNA assembly and annotation that is regarded as fit for the purpose of the molecular identification of single #nematode specimens.

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Nederlandse Voedsel- en Warenautoriteit

There is no such thing as a one-size-fits-all testing solution for any given pathogen.

New publication out detailing our R&D team's efforts to deploy ToBRFV (tomato brown rugose fruit virus) detection in 3 different diagnostic formats.

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Gerbert Hiddink et al. share their perspective on improving #seed health testing, highlighting the importance of direct tests that enable accurate assessment of the risks involved when target pathogens are detected using indirect tests.

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In our focus issue, Andrea Taddei et al. report the novel process of a joint validation of morphological and molecular identification protocols for Bactrocera dorsalis and its results.
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In this Editor’s Pick, Arnaud Capron et al. present SODplex, a series of multiplexed real-time PCR assays capable of providing multiple levels of identification— from genus to lineage—of Phytophthora ramorum.

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Ever wonder how a diagnostician decides what tests to use? Download the FREE The American Phytopathological Society Diagnostic Assay Validation Network (DAVN) Phytofrontiers Focus Issue for future use: how methods are validated, how we support trust in tests and results, and how to find good tests: apsjournals.apsnet.org/toc/phytofr/3/1 National Plant Diagnostic Network

William Turechek and Hehe Wang developed a viable-cell detection assay for specific detection of living cells of Xanthomonas fragariae. They describe a unique set of statistical analyses for validation of this assay.

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