Non-native plants hurt Charleston's animal kingdom and environment. Help sustain the ecosystem by growing native plants like ...

Have you ever found yourself making frequent trips to the grocery store just to replenish your blueberry supply? Trust me, ...

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, ...

At least a dozen people have been sickened in the Netherlands after eating blueberries contaminated with hepatitis A. The National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM ...

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 ...

Several hundred people could have already become infected with the hepatitis A virus as a result of contaminated frozen blueberries sold by Albert Heijn, a spokesperson for Dutch public health ...

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 ...

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, ...

Research on fungus spread could help growers predict, monitor and control powdery mildew disease affecting blueberries. A new North Carolina State University study pinpoints the worldwide spread ...

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 ...