#agriculturalscience — Public Fediverse posts

A highly contagious avian herpesvirus that causes Marek's disease, which manifests as tumors and paralysis in poultry, and has progressively evolved to evade multiple generations of vaccines.
#Virology #EvolutionaryBiology #Genomics #AgriculturalScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/08/vi08032601.html

Recent research demonstrates that varying intensities of drought stress fundamentally alter the biochemical interactions and susceptibility of sugar beet plants to their primary pest, the beet leaf miner (Pegomya cunicularia).
#AgriculturalScience #Entomology #PlantPhysiology #CropEcology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/07/agri07292601.html

Exposure to light directly enhances the structural adhesion between the outermost epidermal layer and the inner tissues of plant stems. This physiological response acts as a mechanical regulatory system that limits internal tissue expansion and governs overall plant growth.
#Botany #PlantPhysiology #CellBiology #AgriculturalScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/04/bot04132601.html

A new study has found that exposure to #sublethal levels of #antibiotics, amounts too low to kill #bacteria, can increase the spread of antibiotic resistance #genes of #Escherichia coli (E. coli) found in the #environment by up to 45 times.
#Microbiology #AgriculturalScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2025/10/mcb10292501.html