MANILA, Philippines - Sansevierias come from the arid regions of Africa. Plants are popular worldwide as indoor plants where they survive dry conditions indoor and some varieties may survive for ...

If you were living on a diet of rice cakes, whole-wheat pasta and rye bread, and someone set a pumpkin pie with whipped cream in front of you, you would probably start salivating and dig right in.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover chemistry, from its small molecules to its big questions. A bacteria that infects potatoes gets its job done with the help ...

SOFT-ROT diseases of avocado fruit are recorded in the literature as associated with fungi. So far, the only bacterial disease reported to affect avocado fruit is a dry rot caused by Pseudomonas ...

Bacterial soft rot can severely damage a wide variety of fruits and vegetables. Infected potatoes, for example, develop mushy areas that render them inedible. The chief culprit is a bacterium called ...

Known to many as the home of potato chips, it’s fair to say Pennsylvania values its spuds. But, according to a new study from Penn State researchers, the threat of newly identified pathogen strains ...

Scottish potato growers are urged to remain vigilant against soft rots this storage period, with appropriate ventilation and meticulous hygiene key to avoid spread in seed and ware crops. A relatively ...