Fiber crops are an important group of economic plants. Traditionally cultivated for fiber, fiber
crops have also become sources of other materials such as food, animal feed, cosmetics …

Phytophthora capsici is an oomycete pathogen causing economically important diseases in
a wide range of hosts worldwide including cucurbitaceous, solanaceous, and fabaceous …

The narrow genetic diversity of cultivated watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) makes it vulnerable
to a wide variety of biotic stressors; hence, breeding for resistance has become a research …

Phytophthora blight, caused by Phytophthora capsici, is an important disease of peppers in
the United States and worldwide. P. capsici causes crown, root, and fruit rot as well as foliar …

Luffa sponge gourd (Luffa cylindrica) is an important cucurbitaceous vegetable and is known
as the source of loofah. From 2020 to 2021, a leaf disease occurred on luffa leaves in the …

Phytophthora capsici epidemics are propelled by warm temperatures and wet conditions.
With temperatures and inland flooding in many locations worldwide expected to rise as a …

Phytophthora capsici causes devastating disease on many vegetable crops, including
tomato and other solanaceous species. Solanum habrochaites accession LA407, a wild …

Downy blight, caused by Peronophythora litchii, is a destructive disease that impacts lychee
fruit throughout the pre-harvest, post-harvest, and transportation phases. Therefore, the …

Cucurbits have been domesticated for over 10,000 years. It is estimated that well over 200
million tons of cucurbits are produced annually on over 8 million ha of land. Although there …

Phytophthora blight caused by Phytophthora capsici is a serious disease affecting a wide
range of plants. Biochar as a soil amendment could partially replace peat moss and has the …