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Prevention of bacterial diseases in seed potato cultivation by increasing knowledge of infection sources and transmission routes
- Bacterial disease caused by soft-rot bacteria is one of the most important diseases in seed potato cultivation. A crop grown from clean mini tubers... -
New virus discovered in world’s most widely used research plant
- A previously unknown virus has been found to occur worldwide in the most widely studied plant species, thale cress (Arabidopsis thaliana). The... -
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)... -
‘Going viral’: how viral diseases threaten insect farms worldwide
- The global production of insects as mini-livestock is estimated at 100.000 tons for 2023 and a further tenfold increase is foreseen for 2030. Insects... -
Understanding social resilience essential to honeybee health
- Why do some honeybee colonies collapse from environmental changes and stressor such as parasites, food deficiency, and diseases, while others can... -
‘Friends with benefits’: bacteria, fungi, and viruses essential for improving sustainability in crop protection
- In its Farm to Fork Strategy, the EU sets strict requirements for the use of chemical pesticides. Many products will be, or already are, prohibited... -
WUR participates in EU project to fight viral diseases in tomato and cucurbit crops
- Every year, viral diseases wreak havoc on tomato and cucurbit crops worldwide, amounting to EUR 3,5 billion in harvest losses in Europe alone. The... -
Bee colony tested positive on American foulbrood
- The National Reference Laboratory (NRL) for bee diseases in the Netherlands has identified an outbreak of the infectious bee disease American... -
Promising biological control agents detected faster based on their 'kill rate'
- Daily ‘kill rates’ of predatory insect species and parasitoid species appear to be a useful criterion for determining which natural... -
Unique resistance gene to leaf spot disease for the first time successfully introduced in wheat
- The fungus Zymoseptoria triciti is one of the most genetically diverse and devastating wheat pathogens in the world. An important step has been taken...