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Welcome to PHS Web 2.0
20 Apr 2010Welcome to the new version of the Plant Health Solutions website, we hope you like it. We have made quite a few changes behind the scenes to make the site more dynamic and easier to keep up to date. More...
New Bacterial Canker Project
01 Apr 2010
Bacterial canker has been an on-going problem for HNS growers for many
years; it also causes losses to stone fruit growers. It is caused by either Pseudomonas
syringae pv. morsprunorum (Psm) or P.s. pv. syringae
(Pss). Psm is host specific to Prunus spp. More...
PHS to tackle bacterial problems in herbaceous perennials
01 Apr 2010HDC is funding a new project to look at bacterial disease problems in herbaceous nursery stock. Over the last few years sporadic losses of up to 100% have occurred in a number of different subjects. During the first year nurseries will be surveyed for bacterial diseases. More...
Science into Practice: Controlling Brassica black rot with biologicals
12 Feb 2010Results from one of our recent HDC-funded projects (FV 335) have been highlighted in Horticulture Week. Black rot is caused by the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris. The Science into Practice article highlights one aspect of the project in which we examined the effects of biologicals and natural products on the transmission of the pathogen from seed to seedling. Less... Link to the article
Diversity of Xanthomonas from brassicas in Nepal
10 Feb 2010
A new scientific paper on the occurence and diveristy of Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris (Xcc) in Nepal has been published in Plant Disease. The paper reports the results of race-typing and genetic fingerprinting of Xcc isolates from cabbage and cauliflower crops growing in Nepal. More...
Full story.... Link to the full paper...Brassica Conference 2010 Poster
19 Jan 2010
A copy of the poster on the current project on Disease Management in Organic Brassica Transplants is now available. The poster is due to be presented at the Brassica Growers Conference and Trade Exhibition in Lincoln, 19 Feb 2010. More...
Click here to download poster...