The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our ...

Because plant viruses aren’t really a threat to humans, the body’s immune system typically doesn’t treat them like one. In 2015, ...

The deadly flu virus is not just “for the birds” anymore. The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has just decreed that dairy cows must be tested for the ...

A successful defensive response prevents the virus from spreading in the plant,” says Docent Kristiina Mäkinen from the Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Helsinki. Viruses can hijack ...

In a study that could lead to new ways to prevent infection by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and similar organisms, Purdue University researchers have been able to genetically modify a plant ...

Foundation Plant Services is fundraising for a new screenhouse to further protect and make room for up to 2,000 more grape selections. The estimated cost is $3.6 million. “Leafroll virus-3 is a severe ...

Still, this virus isn’t acting alone. The researchers found that the virus was present in Varroa mites, blood-sucking parasites that have killed millions of bees in the U.S. since being ...

Warmer and wetter weather has been linked to higher rates of infection in an analysis of plant virus outbreaks across the world from 1984 to 2019. Close. Advertisement. Skip to content.

Virus sample preparation. Plant leaves with the symptoms of viral infection were harvested 1 or 2 weeks after mechanical inoculation. Then, the viruses were purified from the infected leaves using ...

France’s agriculture ministry says it plans to ban the use of 21 meat terms from labels on all plant-based food products. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images) By Leo Sands.

Oatly announced Tuesday that it has added climate-footprint labels to some of its plant-based dairy alternatives on U.S. shelves, a first for a major food brand. Four of its so-called Oatgurts are ...