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The Fungus That Spoils Nearly Everything

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  • May 20, 2026
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Biologists and Engineers Follow Goopy Clues to Plant-Wilting Bacteria

  • by Andy Fell
  • January 23, 2026
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Ralstonia solanacearum is shown here in a potato plant that has wilted. The bacterium destroys the vascular system in plants, causing them to succumb to wilt disease. (Credit: Amilcar Sanchez)

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  • July 28, 2025
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Plant Biologists Identify Promising New Fungicides

  • by Liana Wait
  • February 29, 2024
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Parasitic Weeds Threaten Tomato Plants on California Farms

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  • September 26, 2023
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Drought and Climate Change Shift Tree Disease in Sierra Nevada

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  • August 24, 2021
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New Pima Cotton Cultivars Show Improved Resistance to Disease

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  • August 16, 2021
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