"Fight-or-flight" is not an option for plants, unfortunately, when it comes to pathogen attacks. Instead, plants opt for "do-or-die." A deeper insight into the genetic mechanisms that enable plants to ...

Soybean growers across the globe face a silent but devastating threat: the soybean cyst nematode (SCN). This microscopic pathogen attacks soybean roots, jeopardizing crop yields and causing more than ...

People love the taste of sugar beets' primary byproduct: white sugar. Soilborne cyst nematodes—parasitic, microscopic ...

In the United States, the most well-known skin-penetrating parasitic worm, called a nematode, is the hookworm ... Currently, infections are treated with ivermectin, but some nematodes are starting ...

Globally, over 600 million people are infected with the skin-penetrating threadworm, Strongyloides stercoralis, mostly in tropical and subtropical regions with poor sanitation infrastructure.

AGRICULTURAL AND FARM NEWS As spring planting season approaches, soybean growers should be aware that one of the best ways to manage soybean disease is to make sure they plant varieties with a ...

The root-knot nematode (RKN), specifically the southern root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne incognita), is a yield-limiting nematode present in many Delaware fields. It is particularly damaging to soybean ...

suggesting novel mechanisms of action and making them effective at treating infections that are unresponsive to other antibiotics. Second, they are not toxic to the nematode, increasing the ...

At a special meeting on the prevention and control of pine wilt nematode disease, the administration mentioned that in recent ...