Friday, July 9th, 2010

Diseases of the Garden

Bountiful bowls of basil may become harder to find, due to a spreading fungal disease. Photo by Flickr user thebittenword.com.

An aggressive fungal disease called downy mildew is targeting basil plants in the US this season, threatening pesto and other classic summertime flavors. We'll talk about the outbreak, and other scourges of the summertime garden.

Guests

Margaret Tuttle McGrath
Department of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology
Cornell University
Long Island Horticultural Research & Extension Center
Riverhead, New York

Related Links

• Basil Downy Mildew – A New Disease to Prepare for

Segment produced by:Flora Lichtman

Image: Close-up of pathogen growth.
Photos by Dr. Meg McGrath, used with permission.

Image: Pathogen growth and spores on lower leaf surfaces.
Photos by Dr. Meg McGrath, used with permission.

Image: Yellowing on upper leaf surfaces.
Photos by Dr. Meg McGrath, used with permission.

Friday, July 9th, 2010

• Mars Water
• The Ethics of Synthetic Biology
• Building New Neurons
• Amygdaloids
• Time for a Swim? What's In That Pool?
• Diseases of the Garden
• Science Diction: Genome

Elsewhere on Sciencefriday.com

Explore More

• Farms and Gardens
• General Agriculture
• Plants