Your roses are probably blooming early this year — and pests already know it

A mild winter is accelerating the rose season, which means powdery mildew, black spot and aphids are expected ahead of ...
University of Delaware

Downy Mildew of Impatiens

Downy mildew of impatiens is a serious disease in the United States, caused by the fungus-like Oomycete, Plasmopara obducens. Originally found in Europe, impatiens downy mildew was detected in ...
Post and Courier

Pesky downy mildews

The cooler weather of fall means conditions are right for downy mildew diseases to develop. Besides the downy mildew that attacks cucumbers, which I have mentioned in previous columns, four other ...
Chicago Tribune

Low-maintence impatiens may still need saving from downy mildew

Your description indicates that you have had downy mildew on your impatiens. Downy mildew of impatiens has been observed in the United States since about 1994 but became more widespread and ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Fungal diseases are the real thorns in the rose garden

Roses do not have thorns; they have prickles. But there ARE “thorns” in the rose garden. Their names are botrytis, black spot, rust, downy mildew, anthracnose and cerospora leaf spot. They are all ...
University of Delaware

Lima bean predictions

One of the most important factors for lima bean growers in Delaware and throughout the world is the ability to accurately measure and forecast disease occurrence in their fields during the growing ...
Science Daily

Shining a red light to slow downy mildew on basil

Basil can add a little zest to any meal. But downy mildew disease threatens the herb’s very existence. University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences researchers are trying to ...
ucdavis.edu

Downy Mildew Research to Benefit Lettuce Growers and Consumers

Downy mildew is the most economically important pathogen infecting lettuce Research to benefit conventional and organic farmers and reduce crop loss Research will provide consumers food grown using ...
Courier-Post

Basil crops succumbing to downy mildew

The Latin name for basil is Ocimum basilicum, which loosely translated means “a fragrance fit for a king.” (It is pronounced OH-see-mum bah-SIL-ih-kum). Basil is in the mint family of plants and there ...
Robb Report

Bordeaux’s Cabernet and Merlot Grapes Are Being Ravaged by a Rare Mildew

Mon dieu—Bordeaux vineyards are currently in deep distress. A downy mildew is affecting grapes in the region, with 90 percent of some vineyards being plagued, The Connexion reported recently. The ...
Nature

Basil Downy Mildew Research

The study of basil downy mildew, caused by the oomycete Peronospora belbahrii, has evolved into a multidisciplinary field that integrates molecular biology, plant pathology and genetics. Research has ...