SCIENCE AND EDUCATION

A group of farmers and researchers has developed an innovative, sustainable method of tackling a pest that threatens to “annihilate”...

People have puzzled for years why pathogen Phytophthora infestens causes the devastating late blight disease, source of the Irish Potato famine, on...

BO Akkerbouw has submitted an application to the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality for an extension of its...

Researchers from Rothamsted Research, Bayer Crop Science and Syngenta Crop Protection are collaborating on a Pest Genomics Initiative (PGI). This PGI...

Even though resistance to Pectobacterium species is limited within cultivated potato varieties, it is known that a wild potato relative (S. chacoense)...

Within the phosphate standards, it is quite possible for arable farmers to meet the phosphate requirements of the crop and...

Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology researchers have designed a portable optical sensor that allows rapid monitoring of plant stress...

Researchers from Aarhus University have tested the use of satellite and drone imagery to predict and forecast water and nitrogen...

In recent years, rising global temperatures have left potato farmers anxious as their crops struggle to survive lengthy dry cycles...

Crop scientists over the years have learned a great deal about how plants grow above the ground, but much less...

A new study published in Plant Pathology identifies for the first time the genotypes of P. infestans, causing late blight...

Two researchers at the University of Maine have partnered with a team of plant geneticists and breeders to develop tools...

Natalie Kaiser’s love for plants started as a child growing up around her parents’ organic greenhouse business in upstate New...

Weed management, soil health, and the nutritional quality of foods grown organically continue to be high priority research topics for...

One million euros from funds from the Arable Farming Strategy 2035 are helping to breed virus and nematode-resistant potato varieties. Genetically...

No potato producer wants to find deep, rough and pitted lesions on the skin of their potatoes. Common scab disease...

You cannot use what’s happening above ground as a guide to what’s happening below, according to new research into alternative...

Recently discovered interactions between plant and viral proteins open up new avenues for making plants resistant to viruses, thus safeguarding...

Remove the Guesswork My Father-in-Law, let’s call him Joe - because that’s his name - is a great sports fan....

Many arable farmers will receive the invoice this week for their contribution for 2020 to the collective arable farming research. They...

WORLD POTATO CONGRESS INC. WEBINAR DECEMBER 15, 2020 AT 09:00 A.M. EASTERN STANDARD TIME – “DEVELOPING THE PIPELINE FROM GENOMICS...

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Two Oregon State University researchers have discovered a microscopic soil-dwelling nematode on the Corvallis campus that could...

What are the key pests affecting potato production in other countries and what R&D is occurring to better manage them?...

BLACKVILLE – Irrigation is an important tool that likely has been used in agriculture for about as long as humans...

Five years ago, when United Nations member states adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the resolution made it clear...