‘Tiny tornadoes’ around leaves spread deadly plant pathogens
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From Cornell University 09/02/24 A new study led by Cornell University is the first to analyze plant spore dispersion at its source, where rain droplets shake flexible leaves to initially disperse pathogens. When raindrops hit a leaf of a wheat plant infected with rust – a pathogenic spore that has decimated crops globally – the […]