Downy mildew of impatiens is a serious disease in the United States, caused by the fungus-like Oomycete, Plasmopara obducens. Originally found in Europe, impatiens downy mildew was detected in ...

Downy mildew, caused by a range of oomycete pathogens, remains a formidable challenge in agriculture, affecting numerous crops worldwide and resulting in significant yield losses. The pathogen’s ...

Downy mildew is the most economically important pathogen infecting lettuce Research to benefit conventional and organic farmers and reduce crop loss Research will provide consumers food grown using ...

Basil can add a little zest to any meal. But downy mildew disease threatens the herb’s very existence. University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences researchers are trying to ...

Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection, Vol. 125, No. 3 (June 2018), pp. 287-296 (10 pages) Two field trials in integrated cultivation (2014 and 2016) were carried out with the aim to evaluate the ...

October 2025 | Written by: Andrew Kness, M.Sc. Extension Research Assistant, Nathan Kleczewski, Ph.D. Extension Plant Pathologist, Kathryne Everts, Ph.D. Extension Vegetable Plant Pathologist Downy ...

The most widely grown of all the herbs, basil, is also highly susceptible to downy mildew, which spreads quickly through spores dispersed by wind and can wipe out an entire field or greenhouse. The ...

Pulse crops are expressing symptoms of disease in warm and wet conditions, with growers urged to react with fungicide sprays to protect yield. Sean Sparling is seeing high and aggressive levels of ...

Pea and bean growers are being warned that downy mildew is highly prevalent in crops this season and treatments may be needed to minimise yield losses. Symptoms usually appear from early May in ...

Hawke’s Bay grape growers frustrated by the growing incidence of downy mildew and botrytis will have an opportunity to pick the brains of some of viticulture’s best at the Focus Research Winter ...