Agronomy

Sowing wildflowers into potato crops could reduce aphid-carried viruses and offer an alternative to declining access to insecticides for growers. In Scotland, trials are being carried out to discover the...

The dry, warmer-than-normal growing season this year presents significant challenges for managing soil and crop residue this fall. Excessively dry soil conditions this season make field preparation and tillage this...

As New Zealand Spring and Summer rolls towards potato growers, so too do the myriad of pest and disease management activities. One of the greatest challenges especially for growers, is...

There is a lack of practical information and practical knowledge for farmers to apply organic plant protection products and biostimulants in potatoes in a proper way. For both organic plant...

Avoid introducing the viruses and their vectors onto your farm. This is your first and best line ofdefense. Don’t plant the problem! Purchase the best certified seed potatoes to minimize...

TRV is one of two viruses causing spraing in potato that is most commonly associated with tuber internal blemishing (see also PMTV). These defects are significant and cause rejections of...

MOSCOW, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK)-A University of Idaho team will use a $5.8 million US Department of Agriculture grant to research a pair of viruses that cause major losses in the potato...

A diagnostic lab had to confirm these potato mop-top virus (PMTV) symptoms. Note concentric arcs that can occur with these viruses. This textbook symptom of spraing can be misleading because...

CALS Researcher Leads National Project The University of Idaho will lead a $3.2 million project to combat microscopic worms that threaten potato production. The project, which focuses on the pale...

Damage caused by ride needles has become more and more common in recent years. On the one hand, potato growers are facing the elimination of a number of chemicals. On...

Chemical, mechanical, thermal or electrical defraying...? Several solutions are available to succeed in this intervention. The aim of the defeasing is to completely and rapidly destroy the vegetation to control the caliber,...

Andy Robinson Assistant Professor, Extension Potato Agronomist North Dakota State University and University of MinnesotaHarlene Hatterman-Valenti Associate Professor, High Value Crop Production North Dakota State University Potatoes can have reduced...

Symptoms of PMTV: Infected plants do not always show symptoms and symptom development depends on potato cultivar, virus strain and the environment. Foliar symptoms will only occur when disease develops...

A diagnostic lab had to confirm these potato mop-top virus (PMTV) symptoms. Note concentric arcs that can occur with these viruses. This textbook symptom of spraing can be misleading because...

To help tackle the challenge of sustainable food production, we are developing a digital agronomy system that aims to increase the precision with which agro-chemicals are applied. The tool we...

James Hutton Institute plant scientists have discovered that a specific protein encoded by the potato genome is a key component of tuberisation, the process by which the potato plant initiates...

Nutrient uptake curves Nutrients uptake is at its greatest during tuber bulking up (intensive volume increase process). The amount of nutrients removed by a potato crop is closely related to...

1.1 The plant - how to grow potato The potato (Solanum tuberosum) is an herbaceous annual that grows up to 100 cm (40 inches) tall and produces tubers, which are botanically...

Potato growers are at risk of virus and disease threat if they do not follow an integrated approach to new desiccation regimes, say experts working on the third year of...