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HDC News: Start dry, stay healthy

01 Nov 2011
Keeping watering to the minimum is likely to have the biggest impact on soil-borne Pythium infection in brassica transplants. More... Link to the news article

New factsheet on bacterial shot-hole of cherry laurel

01 Oct 2011
Bacterial shot-hole of cherry laurel (Prunus laurocerasus) is caused by Pseudomonas syringae pv syringae. The disease can lead to product downgrading and losses in cherry laurel and other susceptible ornamental plant species. More... Link to the factsheet

Coriander blight pathogen infects parsley

01 Jul 2011
A recent scientific paper from the USA suggests that the seed-borne coriander bacterial blight pathogen (Pseudomonas syringae pv. coriandricola, Psc) is able to infect not only coriander but also parsley and celery. These results contradict earlier studies indicating that P. s. pv. More... Link to the paper in Phytopathology

Onion sets and storage rots

01 Jun 2011
Bacterial rots caused by Burkholderia gladioli pv. alliicola, neck rot caused by Botrytis allii and Fusarium basal rot caused by Fusarium oxysporum fsp. cepae are the main storage rots of concern to onion growers. More... Full story....