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Fire blight, caused by the bacterial pathogen Erwinia amylovora, poses a serious threat to pome fruit cultivation and other rosaceous species worldwide. Recent advances in genetics and molecular ...

Fire blight is a rapidly spreading bacterial disease often characterized by rapidly dying shoots that turn black or brown and bend into a shepherds crook shape. Fire blight is a rapidly spreading ...

PITTSFIELD — An orchard of chestnut trees in Springside Park got some tough love Wednesday when a group of volunteers inoculated them against an invasive disease. The action will kill off 80 to 90 ...