HONOLULU (KHON2) — A devastating fungus that’s threatening Hawaii’s local coffee industry is now on all of the major Hawaiian islands. The Department of Agriculture has detected “coffee leaf rust” on ...

Coffee leaf rust has now been found on all major Hawaiian islands after the pathogen was detected on Molokai and Kauai, the state Department of Agriculture confirmed Tuesday. On June 14, department ...

With looming threats of coffee leaf rust to farmers’ yields, Purdue University mycologist Catherine Aime is working to protect this staple of daily lives and the economies of areas throughout the ...

The symptoms of coffee rust are yellow spots like burn marks on the leaves of the plant. The disease impairs photosynthesis, making foliage wither and preventing bean-producing cherries from growing ...

(WJW) – A recent study suggests coffee prices will soon rise due to socioeconomic effects from the pandemic and a possible coffee leaf rust epidemic. The Rutgers University-led study was published in ...

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You may be holding a cup of it now as you read this. Warm and comforting, coffee is the fuel for many facing an early morning or a much-needed pick me up. In the United States, coffee is the most ...

(Beyond Pesticides, May 26, 2021) Coffee leaf rust, caused by a fungus that can devastate fields of coffee plants, and the coffee industry of entire countries, was recently detected on the Hawaiian ...