A highly contagious disease that can wipe out an apple orchard threatens Connecticut’s fruit crop. But there’s help on the way. Fire blight, a bacteria that gets into the apple tree as it is flowering ...

Fire blight, caused by the bacterial pathogen Erwinia amylovora, poses a serious threat to pome fruit cultivation and other rosaceous species worldwide. Recent advances in genetics and molecular ...

If you are noticing droopy, dried-out flower clusters on your pears, Asian pears, quince, apples or crabapples, fire blight may be the cause. Fire blight is caused by a bacterium and is a common and ...

A microscopic organism that thrives in the most inhospitable environments on the planet could become a weapon against fire blight, a disease that can devastate Pacific Northwest apple and pear ...

As the old English proverb goes, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” It’s long been known that apples offer multiple health benefits. Rich in fiber and antioxidants, they are linked to a lower ...

Apr. 17—MOSES LAKE — Frank Zhao, a professor of plant pathology at Washington State University, spoke at the April 4 Fire Blight Webinar hosted by Michigan State University, providing an update on ...

Three years ago, I planted a little orchard of 20 dwarf cider apple trees. This spring I replanted — six of the little trees died last summer. Now I am wondering about my ability to grow apples at all ...

Q: I have an apple tree that has some curled leaves and also has several limbs that have died back. The new growth at the ends of the limb are almost black in color. A: This sounds like your tree has ...

Duke researchers may have come up with a way to disarm them, and thus help prevent $220 billion in annual crop damage DURHAM, N.C. -- Many of the bacteria that ravage crops and threaten our food ...

DURHAM, N.C. -- Many of the bacteria that ravage crops and threaten our food supply use a common strategy to cause disease: they inject a cocktail of harmful proteins directly into the plant’s cells.

Some crop pathogens use a clever trick to multiply and spread infection: they hijack the plant's cellular plumbing. In a new study, researchers unveil a class of bacterial proteins that fold into a ...