Episode 5 Listen to episode This is a special, joint episode between The Plant Pathology Podcast and Bacteriofiles. We talk about how the same microbes that associate with plants can sometimes help prevent disease, and sometimes assist the pathogen. It depends on which microbe gets there first! Show notes: Order of arrival shifts endophyte–pathogen interactions … Continue reading Episode 5 – Microbes can switch sides in the plant-pathogen battle!

Episode 5 Listen to episode This is a special, joint episode between The Plant Pathology Podcast and Bacteriofiles. We talk about how the same microbes that associate with plants can sometimes help prevent disease, and sometimes assist the pathogen. It depends on which microbe gets there first! Show notes: Order of arrival shifts endophyte–pathogen interactions … Continue reading Episode 5 – Microbes can switch sides in the plant-pathogen battle!

Episode 4 Listen to episode To download episode, right click and “save link as.” In this episode, I go over the life cycle of the brown rot pathogen and give practical tips for controlling it in the home garden. This episode is dedicated to Amy from South Carolina, who is having trouble with her peach … Continue reading Episode 4 – Controlling brown rot in your home garden

Episode 4 Listen to episode To download episode, right click and “save link as.” In this episode, I go over the life cycle of the brown rot pathogen and give practical tips for controlling it in the home garden. This episode is dedicated to Amy from South Carolina, who is having trouble with her peach … Continue reading Episode 4 – Controlling brown rot in your home garden

Episode 3 Listen to episode To download episode, right click and “save link as.” Scientists show that controlling coffee rust with fungicides may not be the best strategy, since fungicides can also kill friendly fungi! Show notes Journal article: Qualitative Dynamics of the Coffee Rust Epidemic: Educating Intuition with Theoretical Ecology Learn more about coffee … Continue reading Episode 3 – Controlling coffee rust is complicated!

Episode 2 Listen to episode To download episode, right click and “save link as.” Scientists discover that ants living symbiotically in acacia trees can help keep trees healthy Show notes Journal article: Mutualistic ants as an indirect defense against leaf pathogens Learn more about the symbiosis between ants and acacia trees: Acacia ants Thanks for … Continue reading Episode 2 – Ants keep acacia trees healthy!

Episode 1 Listen to episode To download episode, right click and “save link as.” Scientists study growing conditions affecting mycotoxin contamination of oats by Fusarium fungi, the causative agent of Fusarium head blight. Show notes Journal article: Modeling the Effects of Environmental Conditions on HT2 and T2 Toxin Accumulation in Field Oat Grains Learn more … Continue reading Episode 1 – Preventing mycotoxin contamination by Fusarium