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Agriculture has a crucial role in both the economy and food supply. However, the frequent occurrence of plant diseases can have a significant negative influence on the production of foods. Timely ...

A new soybean disease, red crown rot, has emerged in Missouri, threatening to reduce crop yields significantly this season.

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Figure 1. The beech leaf disease causing nematode Litylenchus crenatae subsp. mccannii, a foliar feeding microscopic roundworm. Photo Credit: Sabrina Tirpak, Rutgers Plant Diagnostics Laboratory.

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