In terms of dandelions, the best time to control them is when they are in the puff ball or shoe fairy stage. (Shoe fairies are the name my grandson gave them years ago while walking through the yard, ...

However, plants may not be completely defenseless ... Arabidopsis thaliana–or Thale cress–against gray mold (Botrytis cinerea). mRNA are small molecules within the cells that have a set ...

Botrytis is a fungus disease that infects the leaves, stems, fruit and flowers of a wide variety of vegetables, perennials and shrubs. Infected leaves and stems develop water-soaked spots that ...

“Noble rot” is just a nickname for Botrytis cinerea, a humidity-loving fruit fungus that causes grapes to shrivel and dehydrate, concentrating flavors. It sounds ugly (and grapes with botrytis ...

Dario Cantu, an assistant professor at the University of California at Davis, is a longtime devotee of sweet wines, and it's little wonder: For the past 11 years, he's made it his business to study ...

For hundreds of years, the fungus Botrytis cinerea has been key to making the world’s finest dessert wines. Now UC Davis researchers working with Dolce Winery in the Napa Valley show how the fungus ...