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News of the Laboratory of Phytopathology

Professor sees opportunities in fight against potato blight
Interview - Although the notorious potato late blight has once again wreaked havoc this year, the possibilities to combat Phytophthora are far from exhausted....

Genome dynamics and virulence factors in Fusarium wilt pathogens of banana
May 20, 2025 - PhD defence
The Phytophthora invasion sequence from zoospore to appressorium
May 9, 2025 - PhD defence
Breakthrough in the fight against devastating banana diseases: first resistant plant developed
October 1, 2024 - News - Researchers led by Wageningen company KeyGene have developed a banana plant that is resistant to both Fusarium Tropical Race 4 (TR4) and Black...
Gert Kema awarded KNPV Prize 2024 for research on sustainable crop protection
June 3, 2024 - News - Researcher Gert Kema has been awarded the 2024 KNPV Prize by the Koninklijke Nederlandse Plantenziektekundige Vereniging (KNPV). The prize is awarded...
New banana disease is spreading and poses a threat to Africa's food security
September 22, 2022 - News - A new banana fungus is rapidly spreading across the globe. It hit Africa a decade ago, but now spreads, a genetic study conducted by Wageningen...
Wageningen scientists discover how the potato blight pathogen penetrates the plant
July 2, 2021 - News - In the 19th century, the notorious pathogen Phytophthora infestans caused a large famine in Ireland and other parts of Western Europe. To this day, it...