Compositional and functional readjustments of the rhizobacterial community in avocado induced by Phytophthora root rot.

From Tasmania to the Top End, Australia's forest trees are dying at higher rates due to climate change, according to new research.

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Understanding how plant pathogens modulate the rhizosphere microbiota is essential to integrated disease management. Here, we assessed the compositional and functional shifts in the avocado rhizospher...

Increasing drought events promote forest disease emergence, exemplified by Sooty Bark Disease (SBD) of Acer pseudoplatanus caused by Cryptostroma corticale. Across six French regions, the pathogen wa....

FIGARO DEMAIN - À Champenoux (Meurthe-et-Moselle), les expérimentations sous serre ou à ciel ouvert de l’Inrae viennent nuancer certains postulats concernant l’adaptation de nos forêts à la hausse des...

Un foyer de nématode du pin a été détecté pour la première fois en France, à Seignosse (Landes) a annoncé mardi le ministère de l'Agriculture.

Organisms are commonly grouped into ecological guilds that reflect their shared resource use and similar ecological roles. The guild concept has been …

We present a portable, species-specific PCR-NALFIA assay for field detection of Cryptostroma corticale from crude samples in < 2 h, offering a practical tool for managing this emerging threat to urba....

Trees in tropical forests are dying at an increased rate, with consequences for biodiversity, carbon storage, and the global climate. While deforestation is the primary cause of forest loss, intact fo...

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Contre des sécheresses de plus en plus fréquentes, l’Institut national de recherche pour l’agriculture, l’alimentation et l’environnement (Inrae) ...

La forêt française au cœur des préoccupations, en cette saison de tous les dangers : l'été et ses incendies. Depuis début juillet, plus de 3500 hectares sont partis en fumée. Mais les incendies ne son...

Subtle DNA changes in trees demonstrate Charles Darwin’s natural selection – although human help may be needed

Drought has been identified as one of the important environmental factors in the context of climate change due to its interaction with other biotic and abiotic stresses. However, only a few studies h...

Philaenus spumarius is the main vector of Xylella fastidiosa in Majorca, maintaining high infectivity on wild hosts and facilitating pathogen spread in almonds and vineyards.

Fungi exhibit diverse ecological functions. Martin and Tan describe and trace the evolution of saprotrophy and symbiosis in fungi, showing that fungi in nature occupy a continuum between these nutriti...