Since the dawn of agriculture, farmers have been at the stake of dealing with pests and
diseases. Chemical pesticides are a reliable source of controlling pests and pathogens, but …

This review paper presents the current context of wheat production in Brazil, the
management strategies to reduce yield losses due to blast, and the biotechnological …

Very high (spatial and temporal) resolution satellite (VHRS) and high-resolution unmanned
aerial vehicle (UAV) imagery provides the opportunity to develop new crop disease …

Diseases caused by the fungus Sclerotinia sclerotiorum are managed mainly through
fungicide applications in canola and dry bean. Accurate estimation of the risk of disease …

Tar spot of corn has been a major foliar disease in several Latin American countries since
1904. In 2015, tar spot was first documented in the United States and has led to significant …

Wheat blast is an explosive new fungal disease of wheat caused by an Magnaporthe oryzae
(synonym of Pyricularia oryzae) host-adapted subpopulation, the M. oryzae Triticum …

The spatiotemporal progress of wheat blast (WB) epidemics within the plant canopy remains
poorly known due to complex pathogen–host–environment interactions. Although …

High-throughput and large-scale measurements of chlorophyll a fluorescence (ChlF) are of
great interest to investigate the photosynthetic performance of plants in the field. Here, we …

Chlorophyll content is highly susceptible to environmental changes, and monitoring these
changes can be a crucial tool for optimizing crop management and providing a foundation …

Wheat blast is a threat to global wheat production, and limited blast-resistant cultivars are
available. The current estimations of wheat spike blast severity rely on human assessments …