Three Poncirus trifoliata hybrids showed strong resistance to citrus nematode, offering Huanglongbing-tolerant rootstock options that can withstand coinfection stress in citrus #IPM programs. UC Riverside CNAS Read the article by M. Imran Hamid et al.: doi.org/10.1094/PHP-08…

Potato virus Y (PVY) strain surveys (2019–2023) across Michigan seed lots by Mio Satoh-Cruz et al. reveal PVYN-Wi as dominant, but necrotic strains like PVYNTN and PVYE persist. Continued monitoring is vital for management. Jaime Willbur Learn more: doi.org/10.1094/PHP-06…

Regev HBX, a hybrid fungicide combining tea tree oil and difenoconazole, was evaluated across five field trials (2021–2023) for pecan scab control. Eric C. Tedford et al. found it provided effective, resistance-conscious protection. UGA Agricultural & Environmental Sciences doi.org/10.1094/PHP-06…

Gretchen Sassenrath et al. evaluated how mustard cover crops and seed treatments affect charcoal rot caused by M. phaseolina. Combining strategies reduced root colonization and improved yields, especially in later-maturing soybean varieties. K-State Department of Plant Pathology doi.org/10.1094/PHP-05…

A 10-year field trial conducted by Phillip S. Wharton, Alan Malek, and Katie L. Malek confirms the efficacy of copper fungicides for control of aerial stem rot of potatoes. Learn more: doi.org/10.1094/PHP-08…

Finally our lab's article on promising #fungicides 🧪to combat #laurelwilt in commercial #avocado #aguacate #palta production is out 🥳🥳 The American Phytopathological Society UF IFAS Solutions UF/IFAS Plant Pathology Department UF IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center APS Tropical Plant Pathology Committee IPPC | International Plant Protection Convention IUFRO Division 7 Forest Health The IR-4 Project Florida Dept. of Agriculture & Consumer Services NIFA SCRI Avocado 🥑🥑🥑🥑🥑

A study by Kerri Neugebauer et al. identified grapevine red blotch virus and grapevine Pinot gris virus for the first time within Michigan. Learn more about their findings: doi.org/10.1094/PHP-06… Timothy Miles 🍇

M. K. Shires et al. found that alternative plant hosts may drive the spread of X-disease, caused by ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma pruni,’ in stone fruit orchards of the U.S. Pacific Northwest. WSU Plant Pathology doi.org/10.1094/PHP-09…

This diagnostic guide by Usha Bhatta et al. describes Fusarium root rot of sweetpotato symptoms, pathogen biology and taxonomy, geographic distribution, isolation, identification, storage, and pathogenicity testing. 🍠 Lina Quesada Learn more: doi.org/10.1094/PHP-03…

Saurabh Gautamet al. found that thrips-transmitted tomato spotted wilt virus-resistant pepper cultivars still reduce tomato spotted wilt disease in Texas, despite resistance-breaking strains. 🍅 Kiran Gadhave Learn more: doi.org/10.1094/PHP-08…

A multistate study by Dr. Collins Bugingo (PhD) et al. identified diverse seedborne Fusarium spp. in lentils across the northern Great Plains. Virulence varied by species and seed part, highlighting risks to crop health and management needs. Learn more: doi.org/10.1094/PHP-05…

Stevia rebaudiana is prone to several pathogens. Z. Le Bihan et al. developed a leaf-disk inoculation method, offering new avenues for breeding strategies to develop tolerant or resistant S. rebaudiana cultivars. doi.org/10.1094/PHP-04…

An aggressive Neopestalotiopsis sp. threatens Florida strawberries, but research by Marcus Marin et al. found that common summer cover crops do not increase pathogen levels—supporting their continued use for soil health and disease management. 🍓 doi.org/10.1094/PHP-10…

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"The effect of row spacing was not significant for [foliar] disease severity at any location, but the combination of cultivars and fungicides were found to be effective in protecting soybean plants against foliar diseases." From the Plant Health Progress article "Quantifying the

Field trials in Virginia, conducted by Mychele Batista da Silva and David B. Langston Jr, show that combining pydiflumetofen with azoxystrobin + benzovindiflupyr effectively manages late leaf spot and Sclerotinia blight in peanuts. Learn more: doi.org/10.1094/PHP-04…

Maxwell Sturdivant and Thomas Isakeit studied Phymatotrichopsis omnivora isolates from Texas and found no evidence of reduced sensitivity to flutriafol (Topguard Terra)—supporting continued use for managing cotton root rot. doi.org/10.1094/PHP-11…

Randy Norton, Ken Lege, Jenny Dudak, Logan Simon, and Benjamin McKnight join host Camp Hand to discuss the crop in the southwestern portion of the Cotton Belt. Listen to episode 54 of Cotton Specialists Corner: bit.ly/3HSWC99

Mihir K. Mandal et al. conducted field trials in South Carolina and Florida (2016–2017) and found shifts in Pseudoperonospora cubensis populations (MC1/MC2) on cucumber, highlighting the need for cultivars with broad downy mildew resistance. Lina Quesada doi.org/10.1094/PHP-01…

Host Camp Hand is joined by Shelly Pate Kerns, Brian Pieralisi, Zachary Treadway, Tyson Raper, and Bradley Wilson to discuss planting conditions, planted acres, current situation, and outlook of the mid-South crop. Listen to episode 55 of Cotton Specialists Corner: bit.ly/3Jy8QED