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Targeting a newly discovered vulnerability in the signals that cyst nematodes use to infect plant roots could be a powerful ...

Parasitoid wasps sometimes lay eggs in unsuitable host insects, a behavior that has traditionally been considered accidental. However, researchers at the University of Tsukuba have discovered that ...

When analyzing the alpha diversity of plants and parasites specifically, we found no notable differences in species diversity between groups. A possible explanation is that, despite differences in ...

Growing a vegetable garden is plenty of work on its own without worrying that your efforts will be ruined by hungry pests.

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Veridi is automating the process of soil biodiversity diagnostics to make it faster, cheaper, and accessible to anyone.

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Growing your own basil lets you always have the fragrant herb on hand. But before you embark on your basil-growing journey, ...

In botanical terms, plant parasites are classified a bit differently than the aforementioned parasitic animals. Botanists ...

The life of a plant scientist involves long hours in the lab, thinking up, designing, and monitoring experiments that might tell us something new about how life works. But sometimes it helps to log ...

China staged military drills off Taiwan’s north, south and east coasts on Tuesday as a “stern warning" against separatism and called Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te a “parasite," as Taiwan sent ...