Late blight

November 20, 2019 | Articles

Brits are looking for new Phytophthora resistances

Plant scientists from the British University of Dundee and the James Hutton Institute are looking for new Phytophthora resistances to produce robust potato varieties. Recently, chief scientist Dr Ingo Hein received additional funding of £626,000 from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC).

October 16, 2019 | Articles

Smartphone as a mini-lab for early Phytophthora detection

Researchers at North Carolina State University in the United States have developed a simple and affordable test with which Phytophthora can be traced at an early stage with the help of the smartphone. A practical application of the mini-lab has now been made in the form of a prototype.