Warm, moist days are ideal for growing a robust vegetable crop. Unfortunately, that is the same recipe for disease that can ...

Relatively new sweet basil varieties such as Devotion DMR, Obsession DMR, Passion DMR, Thunderstruck DMR, Prospera Compact DMR and Prospera are downy mildew resistant. Watch for slugs that feed at ...

Winter crown rot, also known as snow mould, is another threat to alfalfa and other legumes. It’s caused ... Undersander says downy mildew can be a concern in both spring and fall.

It can be used in programs and tank-mixed with a low dose of copper, helping meet the regulatory limits on copper use; Its multiple modes of action also enable winegrowers to better manage the risk of ...

Australia's wine industry is battling significant annual losses due to powdery and downy mildew and a collaborative ... new grapevines with inherent mildew resistance. The initiative involves ...

IFV+ and Amoéba plan to continue their research to refine the integration of AXPERA into programmes to combat downy mildew in different climatic conditions and French wine-growing regions. Downy ...

Downy mildew is a damaging foliar disease of grapes ... friendly farming practices rises and concerns about fungal resistance to chemical solutions increase, ag-biologicals like LAV321 are ...

Most quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for downy mildew resistance originate from inferior quality varieties, which complicates the breeding process. A study published in Fruit Research on 2 July ...

As with peas, conventional wisdom claims that chemicals produced by onions inhibit the growth of beans and other legumes. Legumes require fairly ... also share some common diseases, including downy ...

Prospera is highly resistant to downy mildew as well as fusarium (another fungal disease that attacks basil), and it can be grown from seed, giving home gardeners a cheaper alternative to Amazel ...