Anybody know what causes this on a pepper? This is a cubanelle. #gardening #PlantDiseases

Found more plants at the farm today that had CT fungus, this time some Don Egolf Chinese redbuds. When pruning, do yourself and your plants a solid and disinfect your shears and pruners (or hand saws) frequently, especially going from one plant to another. Give plants plenty of space for good air circulation when planting. #gardeningtips #plants #plantdiseases

Breeding for resistance to #pests and #PlantDiseases of oilseed rape and incorporation into IPM has received little attention, what are the prospects? - article in Theoretical and Applied Genetics (2022, vol. 135, pp. 3917-3946) by Christian Obermeier and others - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-022-04074-3
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I've been digging up the dahlias ready for overwintering and made an unhappy discovery.

A few have gall so have had to be destroyed.

It's not something I've had before and I've no idea why it's struck this year.

Disappointing to say the very least but every plant death is the opportunity to go shopping!

#dahlias #gardening #plantdiseases #plants #mygarden #gloucestershire #cotswolds #flowers

Australian wine industry future-proofed with plans to store varieties in high security labs https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2022-11-24/wine-industry-future-proof-varieties-stored-high-security-labs/101685096 #PestManagement #PlantDiseases #Viticulture #Grapevines #Plants