DNA-based metabarcoding discovers threatened fungal species even there where they can be missed in fruitbody surveys. Some fungi, though, may escape metabarcoding since deadwood sampling to get eDNA can not be complete. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

👥 PurPest Portuguese partners from INIAV, IP, UniversidadeÉvora and DGAV - Direção-Geral de Alimentação e Veterinária recently convened at Laboratório HERCULES, in Évora 🔎🪱 📰 Find out what was discussed at 👉 purpest.eu/news/purpest-i…

Cork harvesting is done entirely without machinery without inflicting permanent damage to the tree. A cork oak can be harvested from five to seventeen times in total.

Control and management of Phytophthora damage in forestry—A systematic mapping study - López‐García - 2024 - Forest Pathology - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ef…

A molecular method to assess viability of Phytophthora in infected wood following heat treatment | PhytoFrontiers™ apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/PH… Natural Resources @ubcforestry The American Phytopathological Society @biosafe GenomeBC Genome Canada Génome Québec FPInnovations

Are you familiar with pathogenic Oomycetes?🔬 Meet Tamara Corcobado! She is investigating the impact of these microscopic eukaryotes in #seagrasses and #kelp, at Marília Horta Jung 🇵🇹🇪🇺🇨🇿🇺🇦, Mendelova univerzita v Brně. 🧫 #oomycetes #marineforests Biodiversa+ (European Biodiversity Partnership), Water JPI

Well done Sander Rodenburg One PhD thesis 'Uncovering oomycete metabolism using systems biology" resulted in six papers🙌This is the last one in the series doi.org/10.1094/MPMI-1… #ProudSupervisor Michael F Seidl Dick de Ridder WUR Plant Wageningen U&R Phytopathology @ WUR WU Bioinformatics

💻 The 3rd General PurPest Meeting took place last week at Mendelova univerzita v Brně in Brno, Czech Republic 🇨🇿, in a hybrid format 📰 Read more at 👉 purpest.eu/news/3rd-gener…

🛜 Our coordinator, Andrea Ficke, presented the PurPest concept at a workshop organized within the Cost Action E-NICHE: European Network in Chemical Ecology, held in Prague, Czech Republic 🇨🇿 📰 Read more at 👉 purpest.eu/news/e-niche-w…

Happy birthday Gregor Mendel! These vignettes are inspired by Mendel’s 200th anniversary and my August 2022 visit to Brno, Czech Republic. The first geneticist was a plant biologist. kamounlab.medium.com/happy-birthday…

Dreamjob alert !!! In my research group, the position of a permanently employed staff scientist is available. The position includes both research and teaching (in German). Please RT Deadline: 25.08.24 More infos: shorturl.at/k9cM7

BOOM! This Kamala Harris ad from 2020 SLAMMING Trump is going viral right now! It still applies and she is the right person for the job. HARRIS 2024!

Ivan Milenković et al. (2024): First report of #Cryphonectria carpinicola on #Carpinus betulus in Serbia. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ef… #ForestPathology #AmenityPlantings #HornbeamDieback

Honored and humble to receive the Fellow 2024 award of the American Phytopathological society. Happy to have my family at the event!

Márcio Coelho Universidade Algarve explains how he collaborates with local fishers for his work with #corals. Working with local populations is crucial to ensure local support for #marinerestoration efforts, but it can also benefit research. #citizenscience #corals Biodiversa+ (European Biodiversity Partnership)

We’re seeking two MSc students to join the OOMYCOAST project, working on the diversity and distribution of marine oomycetes. uio.no/studier/progra…

I just published: Resurrection is now a thing: Reviving plant immunity for a sustainable future Resurrect Bio Ltd is pioneering sustainable agriculture through Disease Resistance Resurrection. Find out more 👇 link.medium.com/HbvSr41YyMb