Plant Diseases

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May 8, 2026

AgriLife Extension remembers pesticide safety educator Don Renchie

Renchie dedicated more than 32 years to advancing pest management educational programs across Texas

Ripe, picked tomatoes of several varieties.
May 6, 2026

Common tomato plant problems and how to fix them

Leaves or fruit damaged? What it means and what to do

A man standing in a greenhouse wearing a maroon shirt
May 5, 2026

Kranthi Mandadi named director of Texas A&M AgriLife center at Weslaco

Appointment strengthens research, extension, industry partnerships in Rio Grande Valley

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April 30, 2026

Research advances plant immunity against evolving pathogens

AgriLife Research aims to strengthen plant immune receptors against changing disease threats

people walk in waist-high green wheat
April 30, 2026

Texas A&M AgriLife wheat field day set for May 14 in Bushland

Disease and insect updates, forage discussion and tour on agenda

An individual scoops into a watermelon half to take a sample.
April 20, 2026

How watermelon research shapes the melons on your table

Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientist blends taste, nutrition and resilience to make better melons

oak trees in a neighborhood
February 5, 2026

Texas A&M Forest Service increases funding to combat oak wilt spread

Cost-share opportunities offer Texas landowners critical resources to mitigate destructive disease

Lorenzo Rossi, Andrej Svyantek and Ahmed Darwish standing together in The Gardens at Texas A&M University.
January 14, 2026

Texas A&M trio leads new frontier in horticultural science

Plant genetics, physiology and chemistry align to advance sustainability, food security and wellness

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November 12, 2025

AgriLife Extension provides education at Amarillo Farm and Ranch Show

Continuing education units, market outlooks and beef cattle management on the agenda

Mandadi inspects a citrus tree outside
July 3, 2025

AgriLife Research reimagines citrus greening treatment delivery

Multistate grant to investigate two innovative techniques for sustainable therapeutic delivery

A man walking among plants in a greenhouse
July 1, 2025

Greenhouse and nursery pest management seminar July 25 in Overton

Program will provide the latest information on emerging pests, best management practices 

A man stands in the back of a greenhouse with corn plants growing in small containers.
June 25, 2025

A season in decline — diagnosing a failing crop

AgriLife Extension supports growers, mitigates risks with new corn disease identification in the High Plains

A single orange hanging on a branch
May 1, 2025

AgriLife Research discovery defends citrus and potatoes

Natural plant peptides may provide a new way to combat hard-to-treat plant diseases

a shiny green but invasive species in Texas, the Emerald ash borer sits on a green leaf
February 24, 2025

Mitigating the impacts of invasive species in Texas

Trees, pests and diseases to track and manage

A man wearing a dark colored shirt with his hands in his pockets stands in a lab
January 14, 2025

Texas A&M AgriLife Research aims for better control of widespread tomato spotted wilt virus

Federal grants to help wrangle vector-borne disease of tomatoes, peppers, thousands of other plants

Potato chips with dark stripes indicating zebra chip disease
December 12, 2024

AgriLife Research leads collaboration to address zebra chip disease

Horticulturalists and entomologists team up to investigate insect-transmitted plant disease

Citrus fruit on a tree
December 2, 2024

Saving our citrus: Addressing the billion-dollar global threat of citrus greening

AgriLife Research scientists switch from defense to offense to fight the U.S.’s most devastating citrus disease

A person holds half of an orange
December 2, 2024

Hope for the citrus industry

AgriLife Research scientists switch from defense to offense to fight the U.S.’s most devastating citrus disease

Heavy machinery converting loose hay into small bales
November 21, 2024

District 8 Farm and Ranch Seminar slated for Dec. 12

Multiple in-person locations, virtual options available

A gloved hand holds two halves of a fruit
November 14, 2024

What is citrus greening — and why is it so hard to stop?

AgriLife Research scientist explains the not-so-sweet citrus disease and efforts to control it