Cranberries
Where do they come from? Are they really grown in water? Which pathogens are vying to ruin your Thanksgiving dinner? What challenges do cranberry growers face and what exactly is Ocean Spray?Special G...
16 Nov 202025min
Resist!
Microscopic battlefields, how plants resist pathogens, and how far we’ve come in understanding the strategies employed by both sides in this conflict.Special Guest: Shavannor Smith.
2 Nov 202036min
For the Greater Good...of Wine
From education on the dangers of "suitcase" plant material, to creating islands of habitat for beneficial insects, to the collective agreement on a set of rules by which crops can be produced in a mor...
19 Okt 202027min
A Distinct Amount of Human Suffering
If you thought that human misery due to plant diseases was only from our distant past, that our technology has placed us beyond the reach of plague and famine, then you have not kept up to date on Phy...
5 Okt 202032min
The Future Looks Bright
We turn to photobiology for answers on how to produce healthier crops.Special Guests: Arne Stensvand and Mark Rea.
21 Sep 202031min
What Can Plants Teach Us About Pandemics?
Tracking, testing, and stopping viruses that would otherwise wreak havoc within a population is the everyday work for some plant pathologists.Special Guests: Ana Cristina Fulladolsa and David Carlyle.
7 Sep 202038min
The Wonderful World of Worms
Charles Darwin was fascinated by earthworms. You should be too.Special Guest: Wade Elmer.
24 Aug 202021min
The Adventures of Sooty Blotch & Flyspeck
What's up with all those tiny spots on your apples?Special Guest: Mark Gleason.
10 Aug 202032min
