In South Africa, Goss’s wilt was first noted and reported early in the 2024 season. Most cases were found in Northwest, with some unconfirmed reports in Gauteng and on the Eastern Highveld. However, ...

Kisii, Kenya: A major threat on food security in parts of Nyanza and Rift Valley looms following the spread of a disease affecting the maize crop in the area. Farmers in parts of Nyamira, Kisii and ...

NAIVASHA, KENYA: The Kenya Agriculture Research Institute (KARI) has raised an alert over re-emergence of the Maize Lethal Necrosis Disease (MLND) in the country. The research institute is warning ...

Although cereal crops all belong to the grass family (Poacea), most of their diseases are specific to a particular species. Thus, a given cereal species is typically resistant to diseases of other ...

The bacterium is therefore neither new nor unknown and has also been around in South Africa for a long time, albeit in other guises, such as tomato wilt that is caused by clavibacter michiganensis ...