{"podcast":{"title":"I See Dead Plants","slug":"i-see-dead-plants-5462683","podcast_index_feed_id":5462683,"rss_url":"https://rss.libsyn.com/shows/416264/destinations/3938148.xml","website_url":"https://sites.libsyn.com/416264","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/2/d/b/5/2db583751ebd7848d959afa2a1bf1c87/ISDP_THUMBNAIL-11-20260413-ayobkxvwrq.png","author":"Ed Zaworski","episode_count":157,"summary":"Plant Science Stories Rooted in the Everyday The I See Dead Plants podcast shares the stories of people and plants, pests and pathogens, and the conflicts among them. Join us as we speak to the folks who are helping the rest of us live healthier, more productive lives through pest management research and education. We strive to make science accessible.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T02:20:42.103219+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/i-see-dead-plants-5462683"},"episode":{"title":"(S4:E38) Blightmare on Stem Street: Alfalfa Bacterial Stem Blight","slug":"s4-e38-blightmare-on-stem-street-alfalfa-bacterial-stem-blight","published_at":"2025-10-22T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/i-see-dead-plants-5462683/s4-e38-blightmare-on-stem-street-alfalfa-bacterial-stem-blight","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/i-see-dead-plants-5462683","url":"https://08dbec9a-1b86-4c76-8583-04dba2d1cb2c.libsyn.com/s4e38-blightmare-on-stem-street-alfalfa-bacterial-stem-blight","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/08dbec9a-1b86-4c76-8583-04dba2d1cb2c/Alfalfa_BSB_mixdown.mp3?dest-id=3938148","summary":"In this episode Ed interviews Dr. Deb Samac of the USDA-ARS. They discuss the long-overlooked disease of alfalfa, bacterial stem blight. Additional Resources https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/PHYTO-02-23-0059-R?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori:rid:crossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%20%200pubmed Time Stamps (0:00) Introductions (4:06) Overview of alfalfa production Skip to the main topic: (16:30) Bacterial stem blight (21:33) The role of frost (25:00) Pathogen differentiation (30:15) Pseudomonas and ice nucleation (39:02) Disease management (49:15) wrap-up How to cite the podcast: Zaworski, E. (Host) Samac, D.(Interviewee). S4:E38 (Podcast). Blightmare on Stem Street: Alfalfa Bacterial Stem Blight. 10/22/2025 . In I See Dead Plants . Crop Protection Network. Transcript","meta_description":"In this episode Ed interviews Dr. Deb Samac of the USDA-ARS. They discuss the long-overlooked disease of alfalfa, bacterial stem blight. Additional Resour…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3475,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/i-see-dead-plants-5462683/episodes/s4-e38-blightmare-on-stem-street-alfalfa-bacterial-stem-blight/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/i-see-dead-plants-5462683/s4-e38-blightmare-on-stem-street-alfalfa-bacterial-stem-blight.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}