Basil can add a little zest to any meal. But downy mildew disease threatens the herb’s very existence. University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences researchers are trying to ...

Working model of the BrHDA6-BrSOT12 module in downy mildew resistance of B. rapa.

Downy mildew, caused by a range of oomycete pathogens, remains a formidable challenge in agriculture, affecting numerous crops worldwide and resulting in significant yield losses. The pathogen’s ...

AN international specialist is confident the Tasmanian poppy industry can get on top of a devastating strain of downy mildew. Dr Hermann Voglmayr, from the University of Vienna, arrived in Tasmania ...

Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection, Vol. 125, No. 3 (June 2018), pp. 287-296 (10 pages) Two field trials in integrated cultivation (2014 and 2016) were carried out with the aim to evaluate the ...

October 2025 | Written by: Andrew Kness, M.Sc. Extension Research Assistant, Nathan Kleczewski, Ph.D. Extension Plant Pathologist, Kathryne Everts, Ph.D. Extension Vegetable Plant Pathologist Downy ...

Mildews are the most common and most devastating diseases infecting cucumbers and other members of the cucurbit family of plants, which include squashes, pumpkins, zucchini and melons. There are two ...

Cucurbit downy mildew is a devastating disease affecting economically important crops such as cucumber, cantaloupe, squash, pumpkins, and watermelon. Previously effective fungicide have been failing ...

Chardonnay grapes are vulnerable to a difficult-to-control fungus-like pathogen called downy mildew. This summer, more than a million tons of chardonnay grapes are plumping on manicured vineyards ...

Downy mildew is the biggest threat to spinach production around the world. While the pathogen has a short life cycle (approximately a week), it can produce millions of spores during the spinach ...