"Stink bugs, in particular the brown marmorated stink bug, can be devastating to tree fruit,” says Blaauw. These pests feed ...

This strategy comes from what's called companion planting. It's a gardening philosophy and practice that encourages plants to ...

A: Apple trees commonly produce shoots where the trunk emerges from ground level, often termed crown suckers. If allowed to ...

Frequent issues include fungal diseases such as anthracnose ... anthracnose or powdery mildew. While the tree may recover on ...

One of the main problems in apple cultivation is leaf disease, which can reduce fruit production and quality. Some leaf diseases that commonly occur in apple plants are scab, cedar rust, black rot, ...

The global demand for food is continuously increasing. The use of artificial intelligence can vastly improve the field of agriculture. Computer vision can help detect issues with crops. This work ...

From blossom to harvest, apples are sensitive to every shift in the weather — and this season has thrown a little bit of ...

“Our findings reveal an intricate mechanism that enables a careful treatment approach to T-cell driven autoimmune diseases, which currently lack effective immunotherapies,” said co-senior ...

Historic cemetery, Mount Mora, fights tree disease by replanting native trees By Rebecca Evans June 28, 2025 1:01 pm Published June 28, 2025 10:00 am ...

Black knot, a fungal disease, is affecting cherry and plum trees in the Greater Columbus area, likely due to recent wet weather. The disease causes hard, black knots on branches, disrupting growth ...

Natural selection in woodlands is acting to combat the disease ash dieback—caused by the fungus Hymenoscyphus fraxineus that has devastated ash trees across Europe, say scientists.

Ash trees in the UK are rapidly evolving resistance in response to ash dieback disease, DNA sequencing of hundreds of trees has shown.