Agronomy

Scientists have said that there is a need for effective ways to cope with a deadly disease dubbed “Potato Bacterial Wilt (PBW)...

Whether carbohydrates are sent to the leaves or tubers depends largely on plant hormones, which regulate all aspects of plant...

‘SpudChat‘ is a podcast initiative of the Prince Edward Potato Board in Canada. The podcast focusses on potato production in...

In response to the late blight disease of potatoes, the AsiaBlight Network formed a coalition of farmers, scientists, and government officials to...

THE Low Carbon Agriculture show will take place on March 8th and 9th, 2022, at the National Agriculture and Exhibition Centre (NAEC),...

The ideal plant for cultivation in space would provide as many nutrients from as few inputs as possible. Here, we...

The Department of Plant Sciences at North Dakota State University (NDSU) is seeking a postdoctoral research associate to investigate agronomic and environmental...

A potato tuber moth monitoring project that started in 2016 thanks to InteliGro and Stef Stephan from Stephan & Seun...

Prepping your potatoes for storage depends on smart harvesting and effective cleaning. Engineers at Lockwood Manufacturing in the US say everyone knows...

Agronomists interested in finding out more about biostimulants and the effect they can have on UK crops are being encouraged...

Royal Avebe's potato campaign in the Netherlands has started. The first starch potatoes were delivered to the production location in...

Due to the recent frosts in Brazil, which affected most of the producing areas, in the first decade of August,...

A team of at least 13 scientists from USA, France, Saudi Arabia and Great Britain recently released a paper that...

Thanks to a team from the faculty of bio-engineering sciences at Ghent University that has developed a vaccine, potato blight...

Even though the potato growing season has seen “some challenges”, according to Coleman Oswald, Director of Sales at Eagle Eye...

Cover crops are not free, but they don’t have to be a cost. In fact, they can save farmers money....

The North-western European Potato Growers (NEPG) says in a recent news release that “It is much more the production per hectare than...

Potato viral diseases can be difficult to identify from leaf symptoms alone. The symptoms can vary depending on the virus...

Potatoes in Practice, the UK’s largest field event for potatoes and a highlight of the season for the sector bringing together...

Prince Edward Island (PEI) and New Brunswick Canadian provinces are announcing excellent potato crops developments. According to the latest United...

Both chemical fertilizers and cover crops can help build the nitrogen content in soil. But cover crops come with many other benefits,...

In India, Table Potato growers in the early-mid bulking segment were having very limited choice of varieties. They were facing challenges...

Dr Judith Nyiraneza is a research scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Charlottetown Research and Development Centre on Prince Edward Island. She and...

Two potato planters Grimme from the same manufacturer. What provides a more even distance between seeds: belts or spoons?  In the...

Proper season-long soil moisture is the key to maximizing tuber yield, quality and grower return.