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APS PRESS publishes the definitive, up-to-date rose health resource

American Phytopathological Society
Book Announcement

Compendium of Rose Diseases and Pests has been a trusted resource for plant pathologists, rose growers, and agricultural professionals worldwide since it was first published in 1983. APS PRESS, the publishing arm of The American Phytopathological Society, recently published the highly anticipated Compendium of Rose Diseases and Pests, Third Edition with extensive updates to reflect the latest advancements in plant pathology and pest management.

Funder: Fred C. Gloeckner Foundation

A fungus to save plants?

Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology - Hans Knöll Institute -
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The soil fungus Mortierella alpina has the potential to make agriculture greener and more sustainable: The fungus produces bioactive molecules called malpinins, which could protect plants from destructive worms. A research team from Jena has now been able to understand and describe their mode of action for the first time. The study was published in the renowned Journal of the American Chemical Society (JACS).

Journal: Journal of the American Chemical Society

The biobattery that needs to be fed

Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (EMPA)
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A battery that needs feeding instead of charging? This is exactly what Empa researchers have achieved with their 3D-printed, biodegradable fungal battery. The living battery could supply power to sensors for agriculture or research in remote regions. Once the work is done, it digests itself from the inside.

Journal: ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Blueberries beware: Powdery mildew spreading across the globe

North Carolina State University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Research on fungus spread could help growers predict, monitor and control powdery mildew disease affecting blueberries.

Journal: New Phytologist
Funder: U.S. National Science Foundation, Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research

Montana State graduate students publish new explorations of wheat stem sawfly management

Montana State University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Jackson Strand and Lochlin Ermatinger have researched sawfly biocontrols and the use of remote sensing to model infestation in fields.

Journal: Journal of Economic Entomology

Scientists leverage artificial intelligence to fast-track methane mitigation strategies in animal agriculture

US Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study from USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and Iowa State University (ISU) reveals that generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) can help expedite the search for solutions to reduce enteric methane emissions caused by cows in animal agriculture, which accounts for about 33 percent of U.S. agriculture and 3 percent of total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions.

Journal: Animal Frontiers

UTIA researchers receive grant to improve pest management in grain storage

University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture
Grant and Award Announcement

Researchers at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture and the USDA Agricultural Research Service have received a more than $324,000 grant from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture to develop efficient monitoring systems for insect infestations in grain storage and large-scale food processing facilities.

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