News of the Laboratory of Phytopathology
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The crooked world of the banana in a book
- The banana is a typical example of modern food production. It is not only a successful but also a vulnerable crop. The new book De Banaan (The Banana)... -
New banana disease is spreading and poses a threat to Africa's food security
- 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 unravel how the potato disease sharpens its weapons
- Last year, a team of researchers at Wageningen University & Research discovered how the cells of Phytophthora infestans (potato blight disease)... -
Discover internationally leading research and education centre Serre Red in a virtual 360 degree tour
- Wageningen University & Research (WUR) takes a new leading international research and education facility into use. Serre Red is located on the WUR... -
Plant immunity: shedding more light on a black box
- Plants need to be on a constant lookout to recognize and respond to invasion by microbes. Plant immunity consists of two branches. The initial defense... -
Wageningen scientists discover how the potato blight pathogen penetrates the plant
- 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... -
New study shows decreasing effectiveness of fungicides to control the devastating Black Sigatoka disease of banana
- The fungus Pseudocercospora fijiensis causes black leaf streak disease or Black Sigatoka of banana, which is the most damaging leaf disease of bananas... -
DNA sequencing turns fungal taxonomy upside down
- While not immediately obvious, fungi are present in our everyday lives and play crucial roles in ecosystems and, as a new paper on the challenges of... -
WUR joins new EU innovation project to increase resilience and quality of tomato varieties
- WUR-researchers will participate in the new EU research initiative HARNESSTOM. In this project breeding companies, scientists and farmers join forces... -
Overcoming the developing pandemic of Panama disease in banana
- New methods to efficiently monitor Panama disease, also known as Fusarium wilt, caused by Fusarium species in bananas were developed during the PhD...