The blueberry farm has been in the family since 1943, but has been forced to adapt as big processors have taken over the ...

The predictive design of gene circuits in plants has been challenging and lagging behind other organisms. Here, the authors report a predictive framework for designing synthetic genetic circuits ...

Erysiphe vaccinii, a fungus that causes a powdery mildew to form on blueberry plants, originated in North America. It is now spreading rapidly across major blueberry-growing regions, including China, ...

Promoting mutually beneficial relationships between plants and soil microbes that enhance nutrient acquisition by plants could improve crop production without increasing inorganic-fertilizer use.

Their work will include mowing fields that were harvested last year, filling holes where rocks have been removed so blueberry plants can spread there, and building more fencing to keep out bears ...

A new study from North Carolina State University has traced the global spread of a fungus that causes powdery mildew in blueberry plants—a disease that lowers crop yields and increases reliance on ...

While it’s easier than ever to buy live plants online, sometimes, despite our best intentions, those live plants become, well, dead plants. Artificial plants — fake plants, silk plants ...

Picture a charming blueberry farm, where vibrant bushes brim with richly colored fruit and sunlit leaves shimmer in the light. Yet, a change is on the horizon. Blueberry plants are now under threat, ...

In the study, Bradshaw and his colleagues examined historic and modern plant leaves plagued by powdery mildew. The collection includes 173 samples from North America, Europe, Africa and Asia; one ...

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