The disease has become almost endemic across oilseed rape crops in the UK and growers should be aware of the high risk this autumn as a result of current high aphid numbers, warned plant breeders, ...

There are, however, some BEAUTIFUL crabapple varieties that are resistant to disease. Experts at the Minnesota Landscape ...

and later varieties through August into early September. Peach trees can be attacked by aphids, birds, red spider mites, earwigs and root-knot nematodes. Diseases include botrytis, bacterial ...

In choosing peach trees for planting in Northeast Ohio, it’s crucial to focus on selecting varieties well-suited to the local climate and resistant to diseases. Here are the key considerations ...

How to Fix: Plant disease-resistant fruit tree varieties that can withstand infections and keep your planting bed tidy. "Maintain good sanitation by removing fallen leaves and fruit," says Spoonemore.

Gottschalk is the apple and pear geneticist and breeder at Appalachian Fruit Research Station in Kearneysville, West Virginia ...

The most commonly planted fruit trees are apple trees but you don't always have to follow convention. Pear, plum, fig and medlar trees can also produce good results. Different varieties produce ...

The latest Recommended Lists for winter oilseed rape varieties feature some specialist newcomers from LSPB (LS Plant Breeding). These include the high yielding Respect with its phoma resistance gene, ...

While the collection and storage of PGR since early in the 20th century have played a key role, especially in breeding of disease-resistant plant varieties, the study concludes that a massive ...

The review looked at two different studies and found that using the ancient genetic diversity of wild relatives of wheat, which provides 20 percent of the world’s calories and protein, could lead to ...