Mysuru: The famed Nanjangud Rasabale variety, which became scarce due to a fungal disease, is thriving again, thanks to ...

The innovations will open up the cut fruit market, cut food waste, unlock new export markets, and reduce shipping costs, claims Tropic.

Feb. 27, 2025 — The discovery of a powerful 'weapon' used by many disease-causing fungi to infect and destroy major food crop staples, such as rice and corn, could offer new strategies to ...

Some governments are lacking effective policies to tackle the global fungal crisis responsible for the deaths of around 3.5 million people per year, according to an international team of experts.

THE displacement of the Philippines by Vietnam as the top banana supplier to China reflects the Philippine banana industry’s declining competitiveness, as well as weak Chinese demand and the impact of ...

Powdery mildew is a destructive fungal disease of barley that can result in crop losses of up to 40%. To protect themselves from powdery mildew, barley has evolved a series of immune receptors ...

Researchers from ICAR-Indian Institute of Spices Research (IISR), Kozhikode, have identified a new fungal disease that severely affected ginger crop in 2024 in parts of Kodagu district in Karnataka.

Published in the Journal of Fungi and led by David Denning, Professor of Infectious Diseases in Global Health at The University of Manchester, the team analysed fungal infection management policies ...

GRDC manager agriculture technology Peter Thompson said growers presently are reactive to fungal diseases, with detection possible only once disease is visible in crops. “Growers are already on the ...