Haplotype diversity of Heterodera koreana (Tylenchida: Heteroderidae), affecting bamboo in Korea.

In a survey of plant-parasitic nematodes in agricultural fields, cyst-forming nematodes were found in soil planted bamboo in Korea. The aim of this study was to identify the cyst nematodes based on morphological and molecular characteristics. As the results, the morphology and morphometrics of cysts and second-stage juveniles (J2s) were consistent with those of previous descriptions of .

First Report of Fire Blight on Chinese hawthorn ( Bunge) Caused by in Korea.

Fire blight is one of the destructive plant diseases caused by and causes enormous economic losses worldwide. Fire blight was initially reported in apples, pears, and Chinese quince (Park et al. 2016; Myung et al.

First Report of Causing Fasciation of Lilies ( Thunb.) in South Korea.

Rhodococcus fascians is a bacterium that causes growth abnormalities such as leafy galls, fasciation, and shoot proliferation in many plants, including ornamental plants. In February 2020, the Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency of South Korea detected 492,000 contaminated lily bulbs using an in-house PCR test based on the R. fascians fasD gene, and subsequently 1.

pv. tomato DC3000 Improves O157:H7 Survival in Tomato Plants.

Recently, outbreaks of food-borne diseases linked to fresh produce have been an emerging public health concerns worldwide. Previous research has shown that when human pathogens co-exist with plant pathogens, they have improved growth and survival rates. In this study, we have assessed whether O157:H7 benefits in the existence of a phytopathogenic bacterium and the underlying mechanisms were further investigated.