Ohio cryptic lineage update. We’ve made no progress identifying the individual, but we have learned a few things. 1/

Air that is hazardous to breath amid the second driest spring of my lifetime. Objectively speaking, probably the most depressing weather day I’ve experienced. Looking down Green Street on the University of Illinois campus Wednesday afternoon:

Congrats to our seven ACES faculty on their promotions, effective August 16! 📆 Special kudos to Profs. Ogolsky and Margenot as two of nine campus-wide 2023 Distinguished Promotion Award recipients. 🌟 Read more about each faculty member’s promotion: tinyurl.com/253np6tf

Seeing K deficiency in soybeans after rainfall events in some fields near Urbana. Typical symptom is yellowing of leaf margins that usually begin at the leaf tip and extend down the margin towards the leaf base. Crop Sciences Illinois Extension

Editor’s Pick! @cerroscigalpa et al. characterized 2 Phytophthora spp. by virulence, aggressiveness, & fungicide sensitivity. This characterization can inform management decisions for PRR of soybean in Illinois. 🔓 doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-0… @ILplantdoc Santiago Mideros Crop Sciences

Triple Strike! Simultaneous Lightning Hits - Hancock, Trump Hotel and Sears Tower. 12:36am on Saturday morning in Chicago. All in one exposure. #lightning #storm #ilwx #chicago #weather

What is the effect of host resistance on plant pathogen populations? Don’t miss our poster (P147) presentation on the impact of wheat resistance on Fusarium graminearum. We will be there at 4:15 pm #PlantHealth2023

We found evidence of resistance to Pythium root rot in corn. Check our poster (P673). We will be there today at 5 pm #PlantHealth2023

Congratulations to Mara Krone for winning the Pitch 120 competition at #PlantHealth2023 College of ACES

Don't miss this opportunity! Register symposium.cropsciences.illinois.edu for 2023 Corteva Agriscience Plant Sciences Symposium. #Cortevaagriscience #plantsciences #uiuc

Glad to see a full table in the Phyllosphere Microbiology Committee networking hour this afternoon! Thanks for everyone who stopped by to engage with us! Shout out to our vice co-chair (co-chair to be) Heng-An Lin for always being supportive in the committee leadership!

Had a great time sharing dinner with former @cerroscigalpa, current Mara Krone, and future Boris X Camiletti Illinois Plant Health scientists at #PlantHealth2023

@nature surveyed >9,000 scientists to see how their use us the platform changed since Elon Musk took over. Under 7% have stopped using it altogether and around 46% have joined other social-media platforms. Find the details in my article. nature.com/articles/d4158…

Don’t miss this trending paper from our new focus issue! Findings by Heng-An Lin and Santiago Mideros reveal the soybean phyllosphere mycobiome and open the possibilities of targeted manipulation of fungal infection to improve foliar disease management. 🔓 Read: doi.org/10.1094/PBIOME…

Widely available soybean resistance genes to Phytophthora stem and root rot, caused by Phytophthora sojae, Rps1c and Rps1k are no longer widely effective in the United States, Canada, and Argentina. nature.com/articles/s4146… Springer Nature Nature Communications

¿Hay alguien que no sienta, al menos, un atisbo de bienestar al ver este tucán? Se llama biofilia #Ramphastos brevis

Save the date for the 2024 OMGN Annual Meeting in Asilomar, CA. More information coming soon!!! #oomycete Dept. of Agriculture Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University (SLCU) UC Riverside CNAS Dr. Wenbo Ma Liliana Cano NC State Veggie Pathology Sophien Kamoun Francine Govers Sebastian Schornack John McDowell @PhytophthoraLab

A huge congratulations to Purdue sorghum breeder, Dr. Gebisa Ejeta on receiving the highly prestigious National Medal of Science. 🥳 Dr. Ejeta is a former World Food prize winner and a difference maker in global food security bbc.com/news/world-afr…