A newly identified disease affecting corn and sorghum can closely resemble iron deficiency, potentially leading farmers to apply costly nutrient treatments that do not address the underlying problem.

Cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV), a virus which can cause respiratory illness, have been surging over the last few months.

At 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 17, farmers and consumers from cassava-growing districts gathered in a hall at the Rubona Agricultural Research Station in Huye District for a sensory evaluation of six ...

Vallejo wastewater shows high levels of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, and human metapneumovirus, or HMPV.

Officials and industry groups confirmed that viral online claims of a mystery respiratory disease in Texas Panhandle cattle ...

Measles causes complications -- ranging from diarrhea to death -- in 3 in 10 infected people, according to the Infectious ...

Cassava could thrive across more of Africa as the climate warms, but a deadly disease carried by whiteflies may spread faster, threatening the nutritious crop.

Cases of the lesser-known respiratory virus human metapneumovirus are continuing to spike in Georgia and states around the country. The pneumonia- and bronchitis-causing infection made up 6.4 percent ...

Blueberry scorch virus has been confirmed in central Washington, prompting industry officials to urge growers to test plants and tighten aphid management.

A group of plant viruses that infect many important crops may have origins stretching back tens of thousands of years, long before humans began farming. A new international study suggests that the ...

Contributed by James Tiedje; received April 23, 2025; accepted January 26, 2026; reviewed by Gwyn A. Beattie and Corné M. Pieterse Soilborne diseases pose a significant threat to plant health, often ...