U.S. Potato Genebank
Part of the National Plant Germplasm System (NPGS), the U.S. Potato Genebank has for more than six decades collected and maintained a massive collection of potato genetics.
Part of the National Plant Germplasm System (NPGS), the U.S. Potato Genebank has for more than six decades collected and maintained a massive collection of potato genetics.
A recent paper in the journal Potato Research highlights the chlorpropham (CIPC) ban and the weaknesses and limited sustainability of global and local systems based on synthetically produced substances. But what are the ...
Blight is the bane of potato growing and experts warn that, long-term, pressure in the UK is only set to rise. Agronomist and Arable Farmer asked a specialist agronomist, a grower and ...
Blight is the bane of potato growing and experts warn that, long-term, pressure in the UK is only set to rise.
demonstrate the tolerance of some varieties after having subjected them to a water deficit
Our Fight Against Blight programme started in 2004 and since then ‘blight scouts’ have sent in over 10,000 samples of potentially blight infested potato plants for genotyping. Each year the ...
Only a limited number of specific resistance genes are available for the breeding of phytophthora-resistant potato varieties.
It is common to think that food crops are going to suffer negative effects due to the increase in global temperatures or the water deficit generated by climate change, however, ...
A new study published in Plant Pathology identifies for the first time the genotypes of P. infestans, causing late blight in the main potato-growing regions in Java, Indonesia. Potato late ...
When Kelly Kuball walked the Texas A&M Potato Breeding and Variety Development Program variety display trials near Springlake recently, he was a long way from his specialty potato company in ...