Industry-standard fungicides and biofungicides can be vital tools to help tackle tomato leaf mould (Passalora fulva). P. fulva infects via the stomata and lives inside the leaf tissue. Fungicides with translaminar...

Economic damage has been reported on tomato plants and pepper. ToBRFV is of special concern because of its ability to overcome resistance of the Tm-2/Tm-22 (and Tm-1) resistance genes in tomato. The virus...

4th July 2024 specialists from the Far East`s branch office of the All-Russian Plant Quarantine Centre have revealed the infestation by a  regulated quarantine pest, Tomato brown rugose fruit virus...

Bacterial spot of Solanum lycopersicum was first reported in South Africa and the USA, and was first described on Capsicum annuum in Florida. The disease has since been observed in...

All-Russian Plant Quarantine Centre informed that tomato brown rugose fruit virus infestation (ToBRFV) was detected in 30 tonnes of tomatoes with the intended use of being exported. Photo of symptoms...

Salinity, drought, and flooding are common environmental stresses that negatively impact plant growth, development, and productivity. When subjected to abiotic stress, plants initiate a cascade of physiological and biochemical responses...

The cultivation of tomatoes holds significant agricultural importance worldwide, facing numerous challenges posed by various biotic and abiotic factors throughout the production process (Panno et al., 2021). Among these factors,...

Grey mould (Botrytis) of protected tomato is a widespread, common and potentially devastating disease. It can affect all parts of the growing crop and is also a cause of postharvest...

Basil essential oil is made up of over 200 different volatile compounds, predominantly phenylpropanoids and monoterpenes. However, up to 85% of this oil is made up of just six main...

Downy mildew of basil, caused by Peronospora belbahri, has become an important disease in sweet basil (O. basilicum) production worldwide in the past decade.  Global sweet basil production is at...