Bacterial tree diseases from past to future – how to identify, manage and prevent new introductions
Find out about bacterial tree diseases and how everyone can play their part in helping to protect trees.
Bacterial tree diseases and their impacts – ensuring a healthy future for our trees
How have bacterial tree diseases impacted various sectors and how can science help?
Odes 2 Oaks
What do oak trees mean to you? Can you imagine a world without them? We are inviting everyone who loves oaks to submit an Ode 2 Oaks.
Could viruses be a cure for bacterial diseases?
Phages are viruses which infect and kill bacteria. Increasingly, as with our Ralstonia Phage project, they are being studied as potential biocontrol agents. Phages have very specific host ranges and could be used to selectively target only pathogenic bacteria, leaving …
BRIGIT project featured in National Geographic
Xylella named as one of seven potentially devastating pathogens that might become more of a problem in the UK due to climate change
Bac In the Picture Photo Competition
Just what do plant pathologists do all day? Our photo competition gives a window on their worlds.
BPD-led workshop explored industry perspectives on bacterial plant diseases
As part of Nationa Plant Health Week, stakeholders and researchers came together to discuss the challenges of managing bacterial plant diseases.
Xylella Awareness Week spreads the word
Targeted online workshops helped engage different audiences in discussions about the risks of introducing Xylella in the UK.
DeS-BL project lead honoured by British Potato Industry
Professor Ian Toth, project lead for DeS-BL, has received the British Potato Industry Award 2020.
‘Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum’ distribution and diversity in Scotland and the characterisation of novel haplotypes from Craspedolepta spp. (Psyllidae: Aphalaridae) (2020)
This research paper from the CALIBER project reports on the distribution of Lso bacterium and their insect vectors.
‘Plant probiotics’ project hits the headlines
i newspaper article reports on research into disease suppressive microbes and synthetic soils