SCIENCE AND EDUCATION

In a tiny village in Nyandurua, not far from the Aberdare Forest, dozens of potato farmers shelter under a tent...

Potato growers must monitor the nitrogen status of their crop to fertilize in the most efficient and sustainable way possible....

Judith Nyiraneza, living lab co-lead scientist, says her colleagues at Agriculture Canada are interested in watching the living lab model...

ABSTRACT CRISPR-cas gene editing in crop plants could significantly speed up the progress of breeding programs. Strikingly in the agricultural...

Two research scientists on P.E.I. have spent their summer trying to grow a better potato, more resistant to scab and...

Researcher Ximena Silveyra of the Institute of Biological Research in Mar del Plata, Argentina, carries out the project that studies...

The expression “genetically modified organisms” (“GMOs”) is not only void of scientific value, but has negative effects on agricultural progress...

NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY: This trans-disciplinary CAP project addresses three legislatively mandated areas; research in plant breeding and genetics of disease resistance; efforts...

It’s no secret that farming has become increasingly high-tech, but a partnership between The Ohio State University and an Ohio...

Herbicide-resistant weeds are being cast into the spotlight, thanks to a Charles Sturt University-led national survey. Backed by the Grains...

Jackie Milne, president of the North Farm Training Institute, will be testing a variety of potato seeds next spring to...

Widespread fungal disease in plants can be controlled with a commercially available chemical that has been primarily used in medicine...

The term “farm manager” is broadly used to describe a range of jobs. Those who look after family land but...

Late blight is the most important pathogen in potato and causes devastation worldwide. The disease, caused by the oomycete Phytophthora infestans,...

NAIROBI, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- Scientists in Kenya have developed potato varieties that are resistant to cyst nematodes in what...

Colorado’s San Luis Valley, the state’s foremost potato production area, is seeing the release of a new spud variety, the...

Avoid introducing the viruses and their vectors onto your farm. This is your first and best line ofdefense. Don’t plant...

In 2005 the state potato commissions of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho launched a new nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation called the Potato...

TRV is one of two viruses causing spraing in potato that is most commonly associated with tuber internal blemishing (see...

University of Idaho MOSCOW, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK)-A University of Idaho team will use a $5.8 million US Department of Agriculture grant...

A diagnostic lab had to confirm these potato mop-top virus (PMTV) symptoms. Note concentric arcs that can occur with these...

CALS Researcher Leads National Project The University of Idaho will lead a $3.2 million project to combat microscopic worms that...

The Colorado State University potato program is committed to developing research based information and extension education programs to support the...

“Understanding the mechanism of tuber initiation in potato provides a new strategy to increase yields of a crop that is...

Andy Robinson Assistant Professor, Extension Potato Agronomist North Dakota State University and University of MinnesotaHarlene Hatterman-Valenti Associate Professor, High Value...