A vast number of plant pathogens from viroids of a few hundred nucleotides to higher plants
cause diseases in our crops. Their effects range from mild symptoms to catastrophes in …

▪ Abstract The current standard treatment for management of soilborne pests in some high-
value crop production systems is preplant fumigation with mixtures of methyl bromide and …

Although thought of as a minor crop, peppers are a major world commodity due to their great
versatility. They are used not only as vegetables in their own right but also as flavourings in …

Methyl bromide is a soil fumigant used to control soilborne fungi, nematodes, and weeds in
a wide range of agricultural, horticultural, and ornamental crop** systems. The Montreal …

The ribosomal internal transcribed spacer 1 region was sequenced for 10 species of
Pythium and eight species of Phytophthora. Alignment of the sequences revealed …

The use of brassica cover crops and their associated degradation compounds as
biofumigants to manage soilborne pathogens could offer vegetable growers an alternative to …

Phytopythium vexans and Phytopythium helicoides are important waterborne plant
pathogens causing root and crown rot disease in plants from different families (P. vexans …

Polyethylene film is commonly used in intensive vegetable production, but disposal
concerns have growers seeking sustainable alternatives. Potentially biodegradable plastic …

An isolate of Pythium aphanidermatum and five isolates of Pythium dissotocum were
examined for ability to colonize and produce symptoms in root systems of sweet pepper …

Cannabis (Cannabis sativa L., marijuana) plants with symptoms of crown rot, root decay,
wilting and plant death were sampled during 2018 and 2019 from seven licensed production …