A pivotal study has illuminated how woodland strawberries launch rapid defense mechanisms against Botrytis cinerea, the fungus responsible for devastating gray mold. Using high-resolution RNA ...

Botrytis cinerea (gray mold) is a problem on strawberries this year thanks to the rainy weather this spring. The fungus causes infected blossoms to turn brown and dry up. Infected fruit develops a ...

A study has illuminated how woodland strawberries launch rapid defense mechanisms against Botrytis cinerea, the fungus responsible for devastating gray mold. Using high-resolution RNA sequencing, ...

To reduce losses due to microbial spoilage and to meet new food safety regulations, the optimization of postharvest treatments and storage requirements is essential in the food supply chain management ...

A pivotal study reveals tactics used by the pathogen Botrytis cinerea to undermine strawberry plant immunity. Researchers identified a specific protein, BcXYG1, secreted by the fungus, which interacts ...

Todd Mason stands among long rows of strawberry plants and taps a white box the size of a 12-pack of beer. The box starts to buzz – loudly. "Can you hear them?" he asks. The bumblebees are in there, ...

Q:Two years ago a friend suggested I plant strawberry plants as ground cover in my rose bed. I did so and the plants thrived beautifully. Unfortunately, most of the strawberries tasted terrible - like ...

Fresh strawberries, a favorite of almost everyone, are relatively easy to grow and hardy throughout Iowa and Illinois, but they do have some problems. Here are some questions and answers from Iowa ...

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