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Plantopia episodes
- For the Greater Good...of Wine
From education on the dangers of "suitcase" plant material, to creating islands of habitat for beneficial insects, to the collective agreement on a set of rules by which crops can be produced in a more sustainable fashion; it all works better when we look out for each other.
Special Guest: Stephanie Bolton.
Links:
- Vine Mealybug Biocontrol in Vineyards - Lodi Winegrape Commission & Western SARE - YouTube
- Kids Explain SUSTAINABILITY - YouTube
- LODI RULES Sustainable Winegrowing Program - Homepage
- Lodi Growers | Lodi Growers
- Where are They Now? « The University of Georgia Graduate School
- Sustainable Winegrowing Podcast
28 min - A Distinct Amount of Human Suffering
If you thought that human misery due to plant diseases was only from our distant past, that our technology has placed us beyond the reach of plague and famine, then you have not kept up to date on Phytopthora infestans.
Special Guests: Bill Fry and Nina Zidack.
Sponsored By:
- Conviron:
33 min - The Future Looks Bright
We turn to photobiology for answers on how to produce healthier crops.
Special Guests: Arne Stensvand and Mark Rea.
Sponsored By:
- Conviron:
Links:
- Cornell Chronicle
— UV light may be ripe to replace chemicals in fungus fight- Appellation Cornell
— Research Focus: The Potential of Light Treatments to Suppress Certain Plant Pathogens and Pests32 min - What Can Plants Teach Us About Pandemics?
Tracking, testing, and stopping viruses that would otherwise wreak havoc within a population is the everyday work for some plant pathologists.
Special Guests: Ana Cristina Fulladolsa and David Carlyle.
Sponsored By:
- Conviron:
39 min - The Wonderful World of Worms
Charles Darwin was fascinated by earthworms. You should be too.
Special Guest: Wade Elmer.
Sponsored By:
- Conviron:
Links:
- Using Earthworms to Improve Soil Health And Suppress Diseases
22 min - The Adventures of Sooty Blotch & Flyspeck
What's up with all those tiny spots on your apples?
Special Guest: Mark Gleason.
Sponsored By:
- Conviron:
- Percival Scientific:
33 min - The Rodney Dangerfield of the Microbial World
They are social and devious. They are far more complex, sophisticated, and organized than you might ever imagine.
Special Guest: Gwyn Beattie.
Sponsored By:
- Percival Scientific:
31 min - The Definition of Insanity
Introduction, spread, destruction...repeat.
Special Guests: Dave Coyle and Jiri Hulcr.
Sponsored By:
- Percival Scientific:
31 min - Seeds!
Just about every plant we want to grow comes from a seed, but where do all of those seeds come from?
Special Guest: Lindsey du Toit.
32 min - Willie Nelson's Bag of Spinach
Fresh produce tastes great and is part of a healthy diet, but we all have a part to play in the war against microbial hitchhikers...even Willie.
Special Guests: Betsy Bihn and JP Dundore-Arias.
36 min
About Plantopia
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Healthy plants are the foundation for life on our planet. They produce the oxygen we breathe and over 80% of the food we eat. The Plantopia podcast series explains how protecting plant health can…
ensure a sustainable future. Inspired by the United Nations declaration of 2020 as the International Year of Plant Health, the American Phytopathological Society created Plantopia so you can explore the world of plant health in company with plant pathologists—people on a mission to protect plants and our food supply.
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