Dick Staples, Plant Pathologist, Dies at 94
Dick Staples, Plant Pathologist, Dies at 94
The Boyce Thompson Institute researcher’s work revealed key insights into how plant pathogens recognize and colonize their hosts.
The Boyce Thompson Institute researcher’s work revealed key insights into how plant pathogens recognize and colonize their hosts.
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Viral Discoveries, 1929
Max Kozlov | Feb 1, 2021 | 3 min read
The “mother of plant virology and serology,” Helen Purdy Beale, developed techniques to understand the nature of viruses that went unappreciated for decades.
Antibiotic Ineffective Against Citrus Greening: Study
Ashley P. Taylor | Aug 19, 2019 | 2 min read
Oxytetracycline, approved by the US government to combat citrus scourge, may not work—at least not as a spray.
Flower Preservation, 1916
Catherine Offord | Feb 1, 2019 | 3 min read
James Kirkham Ramsbottom saved Britain’s daffodil industry from a devastating parasite, only to be forgotten.
A Mysterious Disease Is Killing Beech Trees
Carolyn Wilke | Jan 22, 2019 | 4 min read
Scientists suspect the rapidly spreading beech leaf disease is due to an unidentified microbe.
Anjali Iyer-Pascuzzi Investigates How Pathogens Invade Plant Roots
Shawna Williams | Feb 1, 2018 | 2 min read
The Purdue University researcher is one of the first to examine the molecular processes that underlie infection by soil microbes.