(MENAFN- Daily News Egypt) Grape rot fungus costs the global wine industry millions each year. Amid health concerns over chemical solutions, a natural alternative is being tested in France's Bordeaux ...

While Botrytis is the most destructive plant pathogen in grapes, powdery mildew is also a persistent U.S. vineyard threat. Mevalone is a formidable tool to assist growers in their fight against both ...

New field trials show that it kills a powdery mildew that would otherwise damage vine leaves and destroy grapes. Many urban dwellers don’t realize that mildew is more than the unsightly bane of shower ...

Chamomile tea is an effective preventive against damping-off disease in seedlings. Using tea made from herbal flowers may sound like one of the stovetop tonics so-called gardening gurus brew up for ...

Researchers are working to identify valuable genes from the Norton grape for eventual transfer into other grapes to make them less susceptible to mildew, decrease fungicide use and increase world-wide ...

Laboratory tests on 92 wines by a French consumer group found traces of pesticides, insecticides and/or fungicides in virtually every bottle. Even wines made from organic grapes had pesticide traces, ...

(Beyond Pesticides, November 16, 2015) Bayer CropScience, the manufacturer of neonicotinoid pesticides that are linked to severe decline in pollinator populations, is expected to pay fines to multiple ...

Mevalone is an eco-friendly, resistance-management-tool option that fits well in integrated programs and organic production. Synthetic fungicides remain essential for high-pressure situations but ...