On Wednesday 10 May 2023 as part of Plant Health Week 2023 we hosted a webinar looking at four different bacterial species and how they affect our crops and food supplies. Replays of the presentations are available now on our …
For Plant Health Week 2023 we will be discussing various bacterial diseases and how they threaten our food supply. Bacterial diseases affect many food plants reducing yields and contributing to shortages. Emerging diseases not yet present in the UK also …
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This month (January 2023) a new action plan to protect plants from pests and diseases was published by Defra, in partnership with the Forestry Commission and the Scottish and Welsh Governments. The Plant Biosecurity Strategy for Great Britain sets out …
Plant Health Week 2023, coordinated by Defra, will be held in the UK from Monday 8 to Sunday 14 May. It also coincides with the International Day of Plant Health on 12 May 2023 which is coordinated by FAO (UN). Both events …
This year we coordinated a busy programme of activities for plant health week including a webinar, two Twitter takeovers and the launch of our new Resources web page. These activities were to mark Plant Health Week 2022, coordinated by DEFRA, …
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As part of Plant Health Week 2022 we are launching a new ‘Resources’ section on our website. This section is aimed at stakeholders and non-specialists who might be looking for information about identifying or managing bacterial plant diseases. It includes …
Today for Plant Health Week we are celebrating all the ways that plants make life better. Here Mike Dunn, from the BAC-STOP project, shares some of the wonderful submissions to the Odes 2 Oaks campaign. The iconic oak tree is …
It’s Plant Health Week 2022 and we are celebrating the benefits of healthy plants. An important part of keeping plants healthy is understanding the relationships between plants and bacteria to help manage bacterial diseases. Plants have a microbiome too Just …
Plant Health Week 2022, coordinated by Defra, will be held in the UK from Monday 9 to Sunday 15 May. It also coincides with the International Day of Plant Health on 12 May 2022 which is coordinated by FAO (UN). Both events …
Sharing how a better understanding of bacterial plant diseases can contribute to keeping plants healthy.
As part of Plant Health Week, this webinar will explore innovative biocontrol methods that could reduce the impact of bacterial plant diseases on our farms, forests and gardens. Conventional antibiotic treatments can damage the environment and are becoming less effective …
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