‘Tiny tornadoes’ around leaves spread deadly plant pathogens
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 […]
Biopesticide is harmless to mammals but can wipe out colonies of wasps that benefit plants
From Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo 16/12/23 Some wasps and bees are able to recognize sick nestmates by smell and can prevent their entry into the nest to avert infection of the entire colony, assuring its survival and that of the species in the long run. A study supported by […]