A product that helped stop a 100-year-old battle with a cotton disease in Texas has been proven effective in stopping the same fungus from devastating vineyards, according to a plant pathologist. A ...

Cotton root rot disease continues to be a major threat to Texas cotton, but there are options available to farmers to fend off potential threats or lessen the potential economic hardship, according to ...

Q: We have alkaline soil and heavy shade. Cotton root rot has become a real problem. What can I plant beneath our live oaks that will also be highly resistant or immune to the root rot? A: Cotton root ...

Q: I love Pride of Houston yaupon hollies, but I don’t live in Houston. Is there a similar variety for my city and its soils? A: Don’t be concerned by that variety’s name. Pride of Houston will grow ...

Dear Neil: I have several rose of Sharon plants, and two have died suddenly. What causes that? A: Cotton root rot fungus. It's a nasty disease that remains in the soil for years. It attacks and ...

Dear Neil: I have taken care of this Elaeagnus for six years. It has thrived all that time, but now it is going downhill. Half is dying while half is thriving.The two trunks are crossing together.

Dear Neil: I have taken care of this Elaeagnus for six years. It has thrived all that time, but now it is going downhill. Half is dying while half is thriving.The two trunks are crossing together.

Farmers will have new options to protect their crops going into the 2026 production season. Farmers looking to address plant-parasitic nematodes and diseases in soybeans and cotton now have access to ...