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An extensive virome analysis of pear germplasm from the Walloon Agricultural Research Centre revealed a novel velarivirus in asymptomatic trees. Nuria Fontdevila Pareta et al. also detected four known viruses. 🍐 Sebastien Massart doi.org/10.1094/PBIOME…

Alberto Fereres (ICA-CSIC) presentó en la #IXJornadaEFSA los avances del convenio con #EFSA sobre Draeculacephala robinsoni, un nuevo vector introducido en Europa. Ciencia española al servicio de la seguridad alimentaria. #AENSA, Ministerio de Sanidad. aesan.gob.es/AECOSAN/web/no…

🌱I am life. 🌱I have been around for longer than you can imagine. 🌱I am home to millions. 🌱I cover much of the earth. Your life relies on mine. I am worth protecting. I am plants. 🌱🌱 #PlantHealthDay

Plant health is not just about agriculture — it's about #ClimateResilience, #FoodSecurity, and #GlobalHealth. On International Day of Plant Health, GORD supports integrated solutions that protect nature and promote #OneHealth. #PlantHealth #agriculture

🌐 A great example of how digital innovation is strengthening global plant protection. Training, early warning, and response, all in one platform. Join live! 🎦bit.ly/43f3LZf #PlantHealthDay🌱#OneHealth

Today, FAO Brussels teamed up with #GoodPlanet & Ferme du parc Maximilien to celebrate #PlantHealthDay with a precious intergenerational exchange: kids & seniors came together to explore how healthy plants & soils support food security, biodiversity & the health of our planet!

"At Food and Agriculture Organization, we believe that e-learning is an effective way to build capacity, foster innovation, & empower professionals & learners with the skills required to transform agrifood systems", said Raschad Al-Khafaji at the Food and Agriculture Organization e-learning Academy event

Food and Agriculture Organization Maurizio Martina Raschad Al-Khafaji UGent FAO Knowledge FAO Innovation FAO Social & Economic Development United Nations in Brussels At the Food and Agriculture Organization elearning Academy event, @Ugent's Prof. Carl Lachat highlighted how the Academy supports lifelong learning, strengthens professional competence, & provides trusted knowledge through partnerships with a wide range of actors.

Food and Agriculture Organization Maurizio Martina Raschad Al-Khafaji UGent FAO Knowledge FAO Innovation FAO Social & Economic Development United Nations in Brussels Cristina Petracchi, Head of the Food and Agriculture Organization eLearning Academy, delivered a comprehensive presentation on the Academy’s courses and tools, highlighting FAO’s multi-stakeholder people-centred collaboration in shaping the next generation of leaders for agrifood systems transformation.

Une énorme majorité des gens dans le monde souhaitent qu’on agisse face au changement climatique, et pourtant ils ont l’impression d’être minoritaires, parce qu’on entend surtout ceux qui veulent en finir avec le climat. C’est la ‘spirale du silence’, ce samedi dans Zéro Émission

📝#INTERVIEW. Pour Valérie Verdier, Présidente-directrice générale de l’IRD.fr, « les #Outremer sont à l’avant-garde de la #science et de la #durabilité » ➡️tinyurl.com/tz75u6e4 🗣️Présidente-directrice générale de l’Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD) depuis

🌾 No healthy plants, no adequate food. 🌱 The #RightToFood depends on a clean, healthy and sustainable environment—and environmentally sound management of pest . Find out why it matters 👉 bit.ly/43skBD5 #PlantHealth 🌱

📢 A diffuser svp ! Appel à prélèvement de #rouille noire INRAE #BIOGER ARVALIS. Aidez-nous à caractériser la situation épidémiologique 2025 : ouvrez l'œil dans vos #blés et transmettez des échantillons ! 🙏

PhD position open! 🌾🧫🧬✂️😃 Are you interested in plant pathology and genome editing? Have you ever seen how cool Xanthomonas manipulates the plant cell using TALEs? Don't hesitate to apply! uni-hannover.de/en/jobs/id/7851 (...we are in Hannover, Germany...)

🎓 New course alert! “How a National Plant Protection Organization Functions” is now live on the #IPPC Plant Health Campus 🌱 Learn how NPPOs translate policy into plant health action, from legal frameworks to operations. 🔗 bit.ly/43P7nBG #PlantHealth 🌱

Bacteria leverage a secretion system to kill and scavenge nutrients from nearby competitors. Learn more in a new #SciencePerspective: scim.ag/4kLSd60

BIG NEWS! We’ve found that ash trees are fighting back against ash dieback disease! 🌳💪 Scientists at Kew and Queen Mary University of London have discovered that ash populations are evolving resistance to this devastating fungus - and fast. It’s a rare glimmer of hope for

🎓ALERT‼️ New month, new course on the #IPPC Plant Health Campus- “Emergency preparedness for plant pest outbreaks”. A unique opportunity for plant health professionals + those working in national plant protection organizations, to master 🔑 steps to prevent, anticipate and

New research highlights a key to understanding Xylella fastidiosa host diversity! 🧬🔬 Navdeep Kaur, an M.S. graduate from Auburn University, with #BeXylProject funding, explored the link between Xylella's 'junk DNA' (pseudogenes) and its ability to infect multiple plants. Her

Excited to share our work on the functional replacement of T4SS by T6SS for bacterial killing in Xanthomonas Read the full story: rdcu.be/euNrM 🎥 Real-time imaging shows T6SS in action Grateful for great collaborations: jj lab and Ralf Koebnik Bragard