AGROTECHNOLOGY

On January 5, 2023, during the Q2, 2023, earnings call between analysts and top management from Lamb Weston, the company’s...

Some varieties develop extremely long stolons during warm, dry seasons.

A modern potato and vegetable storage facility will appear in the village of Bykovo, Kabansky District, with a capacity of...

Dr. Arindam Ghatak from the University of Vienna has carried out high-throughput proteomics profiling of the Desiree potato variety to...

Spud growers are invited to join a new association that was established to promote the Scottish seed potato industry in...

Sprout coiling has been associated with physiologically old seed, low soil temperatures, soil compaction and exposure of emerging sprouts to...

A research team led by the University of Idaho (U of I) has been given a USD6.8m USDA grant to...

Frost Damage

Necrotic spots often develop on leaflets when temperatures remain high for several days.

This disorder develops when water transpires from leaves more rapidly than it can be absorbed from the soil. This usually...

The Canadian government approves the use of the fungicide Minuet on potatoes. Crops are shielded by Minuet from diseases including...

Future field tests at the University of Idaho’s (U of I) Aberdeen Research and Extension Center could enable Eastern Idaho...

Traditionally, potato growers prepare their potato beds for the following spring in the late autumn, when their other crops require...

In terms of value, the potato starch market is projected to reach USD 5.60 billion by 2029, at a CAGR...

GC PD "Bavaria", which includes the company "FAT-AGRO", has made an incredible breakthrough in the development of potato growing. This...

The Long Term Management Plan to address potato wart on Canada’s Prince Edward Island (P.E.I.) was “modernized” recently, according to...

Researchers at ETH Zurich and the Carnegie Institution for Science have shown how nitrogen fertilizer could be produced more sustainably....

Long periods of either cool or hot weather cause distorted growth.

Breeders of the Research Institute of Vegetable, Melon and Potatoes under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Uzbekistan...

As part of the exhibition of scientific and technical achievements "Intellectual Belarus" in Minsk, Belagromech showed a prototype of a...

Edema is a physiological disorder that develops when plants absorb water faster than it can be lost from leaf surfaces....

In the process of extraction and processing of potassium salts, solid halite wastes are formed, which are stored in salt...

With global events during the past few years upending longtime consumer shopping behavior, are potato sales trends anywhere close to...

On January 11, 2023, total Canadian potato storage holdings were 5.84% higher than the 3-year average, primarily as a result...

This symptom is associated with crop stress. Drought, temporary water logging and nutrient imbalances may cause leaves to roll upward.The...

On December 1, 2022, total Canadian potato storage holdings were somewhat higher than in 2021, but they were still 11.7%...

Pathogen. The ring rot bacterium is extremely infectious. It overwinters mainly in seed tubers, but can survive for up to...

Potato plants may be injured when exposed to high concentrations of various air pollutants. Injury can range from leaf damage...

“You have to know what you want to improve and keep an eye on where your company has potential. When...

The potato fiber market is expected to grow from USD512.8m in 2022 to USD712m by 2030, according to the latest...

Research in the new laboratory will allow scientists of the Omsk Agrarian Research Center (SibNIISKhoz) to receive healthy elite seed...

"In 2030, agriculture and horticulture will consist of sustainable production with sustainable plants and growing systems, so that diseases and...

In the World Trade Organization (WTO) appeal concerning Colombia’s anti-dumping charges on frozen fries coming from Belgium, Germany, and the...

Last year was a challenge for farmers, but despite the situation at the beginning of the year with the supply...

The aim must be to prevent erosion and allow the water to seep away slowly. One solution: transverse dams.

The first new energy-saturated tractor in 2023 was handed over to a farm enterprise in the Uisky district. Paid for...

Pathogen. The only root-knot nematode that has been detected on potatoes in Ontario is the northern root-knot nematode. Males are...

The Breeders Trust, a plant breeders' rights organization, is launching an international data collection pilot project this year. First of...

The Breeders Trust, a plant breeders' rights organization, is launching an international data collection pilot project this year. First of...

Leafhoppers acquire the witches’ broom phytoplasma from infected legume hosts. Later, they migrate to potato fields and transmit the pathogen....

Agricultural enterprises of the region purchased last year 64 tractors, 73 grain harvesters and one forage harvester, 86 units of...

The aster yellows phytoplasma is transmitted by the aster leafhopper. Aerial tubers may form on affected plants and affected stems...

Pathogen. The viroid persists in infected seed tubers. It is transmitted by direct contact and by any mechanical operation that...

Agrarians of Bashkortostan in 2022 purchased 3,223 units of agricultural machinery with a total value of 12.8 billion rubles.“Since the...

Corky Ring SpotPotato mop top symptoms may be confused with other viral diseases, particularly corky ring spot, which is caused...

Seed tubers infected with PMTV transmit the disease to roughly half of their daughter tubers. The other half remains healthy....

As the global population burgeons past 8 billion and climate change makes it harder to grow food, scientists in South...

The Ministry of Agriculture of Russia is reorganizing the system of federal institutions for land reclamation in the Volga region....