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My ideas to Cure 10 Plant Diseases

Posted on December 27, 2017 by Elliott Killian
Plant Diseases and Plant Pathology are important. Here is a list of them that I came up with ideas on how to cure them. Plant science, Botany

This year I was very interested in plant diseases. Why Plant Diseases? Because it is the next logical area that we need to improve. To feed more people, prevent plants from going extinct we need to find solutions for plant diseases. My… Continue Reading →

Plant Science List, Plant Disease, Plant Pathology

Unusual Idea to Cure Cypress Canker

Posted on December 4, 2017 by Elliott Killian
Cypress canker disease.

Cypress canker disease threatens cypress trees around the world. The disease causes many of the branches to die and can kill the tree. There currently is no labeled chemical treatment for the disease. And no industry standard for completely curing… Continue Reading →

Plant Science Plant, Plant Disease, Plant Pathology, Plants

Unusual Idea to Cure Lethal Yellowing of Palm

Posted on December 3, 2017 by Elliott Killian
Lethal Yellowing Palm Trees. Slowly loosing leaves

Lethal yellowing is a disease that is devastating to many types of Palm. It is caused by a phytoplasma, a type of parasitic bacteria that lack a cell wall. I have looked at several other phytoplasma diseases and come up… Continue Reading →

Plant Science Phytoplasma, Plant Disease, Plant Pathology

Unusal Ideas to Cure Butternut Canker

Posted on November 26, 2017 by Elliott Killian

To prevent an epidemic or disease one of three things has to be removed: Agent, Environment, Host (Read More: About the Disease Triangle). Let’s look at Butternut Canker Disease and find a solution for it by focusing on the Agent,… Continue Reading →

Plant Science Fungi, Fungus, Plant Disease, Plant Pathology

Unusual Idea to Cure Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus

Posted on November 1, 2017 by Elliott Killian
Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus is a Diseases that is studied in Plant Pathology

Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus or TSWV is one of the most important viruses for horticultural crops. It was discovered in 1915 in Australia. But back then we didn’t know what a virus was. TSWV is a single strained RNA virus. The… Continue Reading →

Plant Science Plant, Plant Disease, Plant Pathology, Thrips, Virus

History of Plant Pathology

Posted on October 12, 2017 by Elliott Killian
History of Plant Pathology. A vintage print illustrating plants growing.

Plant Pathology history is important to understand to appreciated what we know about plant diseases. We have come a long way from not knowing about oxygen, or that fungi spread from spores to mapping lifecycle of pathogens and using electron… Continue Reading →

Plant Science History, Plant Disease, Plant Pathology

Using Peroxide or IAA to Cure Elm Phloem Necrosis

Posted on October 3, 2017 by Elliott Killian
Elm Tree if it was effected by Elm Phloem Necrosis then IAA or Peroxide could cure it

I have been reading, thinking, and writing about Elm Phloem Necrosis also known as Elm Yellows a lot this year. I started by coming up with three unusual ideas that could cure it. These ideas to cure Elm Phloem Necrosis… Continue Reading →

Plant Science Elm Phloem Necrosis, Elm Tree, Elm Yellows, Plant Disease
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Disease is the Transmission

Posted on October 3, 2017 by Elliott Killian
Message in a bottle with death written on it. disease transmission

What is the difference between a disease and a toxin? Both can kill an organism. The difference is that a toxin can only affect one person while a disease can affect many. In essence, a disease can be transmitted. The… Continue Reading →

Pathology, Plant Science History, Plant Disease

Unusual Idea to Cure Tobacco Mosaic Virus

Posted on June 9, 2017 by Elliott Killian
TMV Tobacco Mosaic Virus Plant Pathology

Tobacco Mosaic Virus or TMV was the first virus discovered. In 1886 Adolf Mayer described the plant disease. Back then bacterias were the main culprit for diseases. Mayer noted the disease and everyone thought it was a bacteria. This changed in the 1930’s. It… Continue Reading →

Plant Science Plant Disease, Plant Pathology, Virus

Une idée peu commune: Guérir la Flavescence dorée (Candidatus Phytoplasma vitis)

Posted on June 7, 2017 by Elliott Killian

En faisant mes recherches pour une solution à la nécrose du liber de l’orme (Elm Phloem Necrosis), j’ai trouvé un article écrit par M. Ćurković Perica qui mettait en évidence son succès pour guérir les phytoplasmes chez la pervenche. Cette… Continue Reading →

Plant Science Plant Disease, Plant Pathology

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