Mazourek had already developed a downy mildew resistant slicing cucumber, the kind we eat fresh on a salad, by crossing two cultivars with moderate levels of resistance and then selecting the most ...

Researchers in Australia have discovered 11 types of powdery mildew affecting legume crops, with Podosphaera xanthii being ...

Farmers growing lettuce prefer varieties that are resistant to various diseases, including downy mildew, a common plant disease that causes yellow or brown spots on the upper surfaces of leaves.

More information: Beiquan Mou, Green Leaf, Red Leaf, and Romaine Lettuce Breeding Lines with Resistance to Leafminer, Corky Root, and Downy Mildew, HortScience (2023). DOI: 10.21273/HORTSCI17069 ...

It also sent breeders scrambling to overcome the problem, ideally with new impatiens that are naturally resistant to downy mildew. Seven years of research and trials later, Syngenta Flowers this ...

Researchers at Cornell have discovered a new grape downy mildew resistance gene – giving the wine and grape industry a powerful new tool to combat this devastating disease. “Of the downy mildew ...

Oospores are thick-walled resistant spores and are suspected to overwinter. Downy mildew diseases are very host specific. The disease on impatiens is an aggressive disease and has been confirmed in ...

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 ...

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 ...

Farmers growing lettuce prefer varieties that are resistant to various diseases, including downy mildew, a common plant disease that causes yellow or brown spots on the upper surfaces of leaves.