There are many different types of diseases that can affect tomato plants. Backyard gardeners need to be aware of these diseases, so they do not ruin your entire crop. Even if you only have a few ...

Question: I have a plum tree with little holes in the leaves. This happened last summer and again this spring. Can you tell me again what the cause could be and how to treat it? Answer: Plums, ...

Some corn fields are starting to dry down faster than others in the area. However, there might be quite a few fields that are still green, especially if they were planted late. Since most of the corn ...

DEAR NEIL: This happened to my Mexican plum last summer. What caused it, and what can I do to prevent it this year? Dear Reader: At first glance I thought this had been caused by caterpillars, but ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Bacterial leaf spot (BLS) caused by Xanthomonas spp. is a serious and a major constraint to tomato production worldwide. The seed-borne nature ...

Q: This happened to my Mexican plum last summer. What caused it, and what can I do to prevent it this year? A: At first glance I thought this had been caused by caterpillars, but then I decided to ...

Growing fruit in a backyard or home orchard can be rewarding or can be very frustrating, depending on disease and insect pests that may be present. While it is tempting to plant fruit trees and not ...

Jeonnam Province announced that it had formally requested Kang Hyungseok, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, to recognize the recent rapid spread of bacterial leaf ...

Current Science is a fortnightly journal published since 1932 by the Current Science Association, Bangalore (India) in collaboration with the Indian Academy of Sciences. The journal covers all ...