where rain droplets shake flexible leaves to initially disperse pathogens. When raindrops hit a leaf of a wheat plant infected with rust -- a pathogenic spore that has decimated crops globally ...

Area trees can be damaged by prolonged periods of rain. Prolonged periods of rain and over-saturation of tree roots can cause root rot, which can impact a tree’s ability to consume water and ...

Some in the Miami Valley have been gifted with rain while others are still quite ... on the ground way before it’s time for normal leaf drop. Plants will drop leaves, fruit and flowers during ...

In Central America’s rain-drenched forests, leaf-cutting ants collect pieces of leaves on which they grow fungi for food. But the rain can hit hard, especially for a small ant. When leaf-cutting ...