The herbicide glyphosate interferes with the shikimate pathway in plants and in major
groups of microorganisms impeding the production of aromatic amino acids. Glyphosate …

Goss's bacterial wilt and leaf blight of maize (Zea mays) caused by the gram‐positive
coryneform bacterium Clavibacter nebraskensis is an economically important disease in …

Bacterial leaf streak of corn, caused by Xanthomonas vasicola pv. vasculorum, has been
present in South Africa for over 70 years, but is an emerging disease of corn in North and …

Controlled release formulations can reduce the losses of pesticides and prolong their
effective duration. In this work, a novel pH responsive pesticide delivery system based on …

Biological control of bacteria with bacteriophages is a viable alternative to antibiotics. To be
successful, biological control bacteriophages must be stable when exposed to the …

Use of synthetic auxin herbicides has increased across the midwestern United States after
adoption of synthetic auxin-resistant soybean traits, in addition to extensive use of these …

Goss's wilt, caused by the Gram-positive actinobacterium Clavibacter nebraskensis, is an
important bacterial disease of maize. The molecular and genetic mechanisms of resistance …

BACKGROUND Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri S. Wats.), common waterhemp
(Amaranthus tuberculatus var. rudis), and redroot pigweed (Amaranthus retroflexus L.) are …

The use of nano-pesticide delivery systems to suppress crop disease has great potential in
sustainable agriculture. Herein, a pH-responsive salicylic acid (SA) conjugation based on …

Quantum dots often known as “artificial atoms” are nanostructured materials that have
gained immense interest due to their unique characteristic properties ranging from optical to …