New whitefly-transmitted closterovirus identified in tomatoes by Gail C. Wisler, James E. Duffus, Hsing-Yeh Liu, Ruhui Li, Bryce Falk

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The economics of managing Verticillium wilt, an imported disease in California lettuce by Christine L. Carroll, Colin A. Carter, Rachael E. Goodhue, C.-Y. Cynthia Lin Lawell, Krishna V. Subbarao

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Methyl bromide alternatives … Soil solarization provides weed control for limited-resource and organic growers in warmer climates by James J Stapleton, Richard H Molinar, Kris Lynn-Patterson, Stuart K McFeeters, Anil Shrestha

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Sudex cover crops can kill and stunt subsequent tomato, lettuce and broccoli transplants through allelopathy by Charles Summers, Jeffrey Mitchell, Timothy S. Prather, James Stapleton

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Totally impermeable film (TIF) reduces emissions in perennial crop fumigation by Suduan Gao, Bradley D. Hanson, Ruijun Qin, Jose Cabrera, James S. Gerik, Dong Wang, Greg Browne

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Broccoli residues can control Verticillium wilt of cauliflower by Steven Koike, Krishna V. Subbarao

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Invisible invaders: Insect-transmitted viruses threaten agriculture by Robert Gilbertson, Diane Ullman, Raquel Salati, Douglas P. Maxwell, Elizabeth Grafton-Cardwell, MaryLou Polek

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Cultural studies on Ustilaginoidea virens, the incitant of false smut of rice (Oryza sativa) by RITU RANI, VINEET K SHARMA, JAGJEET S LORE, P P S PANNU

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Detection of Mandarivirus and greening bacterium using electron microscopy, PCR and RT-PCR in Kinnow mandarin nurseries in Punjab by R P PANT, RAKESH KUMAR, ANITA ARORA, V K BARANWAL

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Monterey pine forest made a remarkable recovery from pitch canker by Thomas R. Gordon, Gregory J. Reynolds, Sharon C. Kirkpatrick, Andrew J. Storer, David L. Wood, Daniel M. Fernandez, Brice A. McPherson

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Tractor-mounted, GPS-based spot fumigation system manages Prunus replant disease by V. Udompetaikul, Robert W. Coates, Shrinivasa Upadhyaya, Greg Browne, Mir Shafii, Matt Gillis

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Vineyard floor management affects soil, plant nutrition, and grape yield and quality by Richard Smith, Larry Bettiga, Michael Cahn, Kendra Baumgartner, Louise Jackson, Tiffany Bensen

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Maize Leaf Disease Detection using Convolutional Neural Networks by MICHENI Maurice Murimi, Margaret KINYUA, Boaz TOO, Consolata GAKII

“…Disease symptoms on each leaf were used to diagnose the underlying disease by a plant pathologist. A total of 405 images were captured by focusing on the diseases sections of each leaf using digital camera. …”
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Olean (1,7-dioxaspiro[5.5]undecane): A Novel Intraspecific Chemical Cue in <i>Coraebus undatus</i> (F.) (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) by Sergio López, José María Álvarez-Calero, Josep Maria Riba-Flinch, María Milagro Coca-Abia, Antoni Torrell, Carmen Quero

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Conventional and molecular assays aid diagnosis of crop diseases and fungicide resistance by Themis J Michailides, David P Morgan, Zhonghua Ma, Yong Luo, Daniel Felts, Mark A Doster, Heraclio Reyes

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Obituary of Assoc. Prof. Ing. Jaroslav Polák, DrSc. (1942-2024) by Ales Lebeda

“…With regret, we have to inform the community of plant pathologists, plant virologists, and plant protection scientists. …”
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Fungal Pathogens in Plant and Crops / by Collins, Christian, editor

“…As the pace of biotic homogenization has accelerated over time, the threat of novel phytopathogens has become a question of growing importance for mycologists and plant pathologists. The impact that fungi have with regards to plant health, food loss, and human nutrition is staggering. …”

Several fungicides control powdery mildew in peppers by Richard Smith, Steven Koike, Mike Davis, Krishna Subbarao, Frank Laemmlen

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Where will the next Norman Borlaug come from? A U.S. perspective of plant pathology education and research. by Raymond D. Martyn

“…However, at a time when there are increasing challenges to crop production, some that potentially may increase the severity or distribution of plant diseases, the training of future plant pathologists appears to be declining, at least in the United States. …”
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Rose virus and virus-like diseases by G Secor, M Kong, G Nyland

“…Like all vegetatively propagated plants, roses are subject to infection by virus and virus-like diseases that spread during propagating operations. Studies by plant pathologists with the California Department of Food and Agriculture have shown a 14 percent loss in salable blooms of virus-diseased greenhouse roses. …”
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