Diagrammatic scales have emerged as indispensable tools for quantifying the severity of plant diseases in both research and applied settings. Rooted in the pioneering work of Cobb, these visual ...

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Plants rely on complex chemical defenses to survive attacks from pathogens, yet the genetic basis underlying the production ...

When I spotted a scale insect on a leaf of my Thai lime tree recently, I sighed. It’s only December; sometimes they show up ...