Q: I love hollyhocks for their colorful, crinkled flowers, and I have a row of them planted along the edge of my patio which I grew from seed. I was disappointed last year, however, as unsightly ...

A water-absorbent coat to keep rust away? It may seem counterintuitive but when it comes to soybean plants and rust disease, researchers from Japan have discovered that applying a coating that makes ...

Rust can infect nearly every type of plant including pine trees, apple trees, roses and soybeans, which has Midwest soybean growers worried, said Dave Schwartz, McLeod County Extension educator.

It can be scary when your plants are sickly. Some diseases can be managed while others are detrimental, so it's important to ...

Researchers have found that coating soybean plant leaves with cellulose nanofiber (CNF) gives protection against an aggressive fungal disease. The CNF coating changed leaf surfaces from water ...