Episode 5

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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!

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Endophytic Fusarium verticillioides reduces disease severity caused by Ustilago maydis on maize

Biological control of plant diseases – Here’s a good article if you’d like to read more about biocontrol

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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 trees. If you have a request for an episode, leave a comment here or email me at [email protected].

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More about controlling brown rot: “Brown Rot on Apricot and Other Stone Fruits” from University of Nebraska-Lincoln

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Scientists show that controlling coffee rust with fungicides may not be the best strategy, since fungicides can also kill friendly fungi!

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Journal article: Qualitative Dynamics of the Coffee Rust Epidemic: Educating Intuition with Theoretical Ecology

Learn more about coffee rust disease: Coffee rust

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Scientists discover that ants living symbiotically in acacia trees can help keep trees healthy

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Journal article: Mutualistic ants as an indirect defense against leaf pathogens

Learn more about the symbiosis between ants and acacia trees: Acacia ants

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Scientists study growing conditions affecting mycotoxin contamination of oats by Fusarium fungi, the causative agent of Fusarium head blight.

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Journal article: Modeling the Effects of Environmental Conditions on HT2 and T2 Toxin Accumulation in Field Oat Grains

Learn more about Fusarium head blight: http://www.apsnet.org/edcenter/intropp/lessons/fungi/ascomycetes/Pages/Fusarium.aspx

Learn more about mycotoxin contamination of food and feed crops: http://www.apsnet.org/edcenter/intropp/topics/mycotoxins/Pages/default.aspx

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