AGRONOMIC ARCHIVE

Wildflowers grown in strips through potato crops could control disease-carrying aphids and may help growers faced with a dwindling number...

Widely used herbicides are struggling to kill some weeds. Some experts think heat could be part of the problem. AROUND...

Calcium plays an important role in in potato quality, production. Cell membrane health is very crucial to the survival and...

A fertiliser program for potatoes growing in sandy soils must balance environmental risk with maximising returns. Coastal sands are naturally...

Not all phosphorus-based fertilizers are created equal. For this reason, achieving adequate and well-timed phosphorus nutrition in potatoes can prove...

Hollow heart is an internal disorder where a 'lens' or 'star'-shaped cavity forms in the potato tuber. Some varieties are...

Soil health plays a key role in the prevention and management of soilborne potato diseases. Robert Larkin, a USDA-ARS research...

Forecast models are a good tool for starting the spraying process. However, it is important to control the potato whipping yourself....

It’s easy to batter and bruise potatoes during harvest operations. This serious problem costs growers, packers, and processors millions of...

Incorporating a cover crop into commercially grown potatoes could help with soil health and pest pressures. Research is being conducted...

Cover crops are crops which are not sown to be harvested but rather to be incorporated in the soil at...

Although metam fumigants—metam sodium and metam potassium—have proven to be extremely reliable for suppressing weeds, disease and nematodes in potato...

What nurse crops assist potato production? An AAFC team investigates nurse crops that boost seedling success and yields. As with...