While these crops are robust, they also are common hosts of a fungus known as verticillium wilt, a persistent soil-borne disease that attacks the vascular system of plants. As frequent victims of ...

One of the most common maple tree diseases is maple wilt, which is caused by soil fungi called Verticillium albo-atrum or ...

Bacterial diseases will spread rapidly through a field in hot, wet weather. While we had the heat last year, we did not have ...

Two other fungal diseases, early blight and anthracnose, are also significant diseases in Illinois tomato fields. All three ...