Like humans, certain plants are treated with antibiotics to ward off pathogens and protect the host. Saving millions, antibiotics are one of the 20th century's greatest scientific discoveries, but ...

The stump of a razed apple tree at the Tower Hill Botanic Garden shows markings where staff members had tried to thwart fire blight with antibiotic injections, in Boylston, Mass., Oct. 13, 2019.

This press release is also available in Spanish. Apple Scab and Fire Blight are two of the most important diseases affecting apple trees. The Venezuelan biologist, Alejandro Martínez Bilbao, has ...

Antibiotic resistance in human and animal health is at the forefront of public debate, but it's a less well-known issue in plant agriculture. However, antibiotics are important tools in fruit ...

ITHACA, N.Y. - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture has awarded a $779,000 grant to Cornell AgriTech researchers to combat fire blight, one of the most ...

Gardeners who plant apple trees are hopeful souls, putting in saplings as they dream of future pies, sauce and tarts. With each season of growth, we croon encouragement at the plant. To have an apple ...

When it comes to growing apples, no state dominates like Washington. It accounts for roughly 6 in 10 of all the apples grown in the U.S. One of the major threats facing this top crop is fire blight.

Growers in northern states are combating virulent outbreaks of a disease as seasons grow warmer, orchards have been reconfigured for higher yields and new varieties may be more vulnerable. By Jim ...

BOULDER COUNTY – Gardeners who plant apple trees are hopeful souls, putting in saplings as they dream of future pies, sauce, and tarts. With each season of growth, we croon encouragement at the plant.