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Spots with bleached appearance on leaves caused by a mixture of pesticides and nutrientsapplied in hot and humid weather. Top-dressed nitrogen fertilizers often burn foliage if applied when the weather is hot and humid. This is most…
On December 1, 2022, total Canadian potato storage holdings were somewhat higher than in 2021, but they were still 11.7% higher than the three-year average. Given the short crop in the US, demand is generally strong for…
Pathogen. The ring rot bacterium is extremely infectious. It overwinters mainly in seed tubers, but can survive for up to 2 years as dried slime on cutting knives, storage bins, planting and harvesting equipment, burlap bags, paper…
Potato plants may be injured when exposed to high concentrations of various air pollutants. Injury can range from leaf damage to death of the plant. Severity of theinjury depends on environmental conditions, the concentration of the pollutants,…
The potato fiber market is expected to grow from USD512.8m in 2022 to USD712m by 2030, according to the latest GreyViews study. Based on a recent press release showing study data, the insoluble spud fiber and the…
Research in the new laboratory will allow scientists of the Omsk Agrarian Research Center (SibNIISKhoz) to receive healthy elite seed potatoes, the press service of the department reported. A new biological laboratory for breeding promising potato varieties…
"In 2030, agriculture and horticulture will consist of sustainable production with sustainable plants and growing systems, so that diseases and pests have fewer opportunities and the use of plant protection products can be prevented as much as…
In the World Trade Organization (WTO) appeal concerning Colombia’s anti-dumping charges on frozen fries coming from Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands, arbitrators have found in favor of the EU. These anti-dumping penalties violate WTO regulations and unjustly…
The first new energy-saturated tractor in 2023 was handed over to a farm enterprise in the Uisky district. Paid for at the end of last year, the 420-horsepower "Kirovets" went to the individual entrepreneur Alexander Gavrilov in…
Pathogen. The only root-knot nematode that has been detected on potatoes in Ontario is the northern root-knot nematode. Males are worm-like, and femalesare pear-shaped.This nematode causes small galls to develop on the roots, and lateral roots to…
The Breeders Trust, a plant breeders' rights organization, is launching an international data collection pilot project this year. First of all, she wants to better understand the trade flows of potato seeds.The use of a central database…
Leafhoppers acquire the witches’ broom phytoplasma from infected legume hosts. Later, they migrate to potato fields and transmit the pathogen. Usually, infectionsoccur too late in the season for symptoms to develop.Symptoms are usually visible on plants that…
