Climate change is aggravating the impact of droughts on all plant ecosystems worldwide. Although new tools have been developed to detect and assess drought stress in plants—transcriptomic or metabolomic technologies, ...
Description: Potatoes are a staple food crop in many parts of the world, but they are susceptible to various diseases that can impact yield and quality. In this article, we'll ...
Directions, challenges and prospects for the use of drones were discussed by leading industry experts at a round table at Tomsk Polytechnic University. It should be noted that the discussion ...
Ananta Kulesika, a resident of Kusumguda in the Rayagada district of Odisha, India, is a farmer who has taken potato farming to new heights with his innovative irrigation methods. Known ...
Anthocyanin is the pigment responsible for the red, pink, purple and blue colours in flowers, fruits and leaves.Affected tubers show purplish red stripes and flameshaped discolouration of the flesh, the ...
New contracts with suppliers promise to help farmers cope with rising fertiliser and energy costs while supporting new regenerative farming practices. McCain has today confirmed a further £35m of investment ...
Potato farming company HZPC forecasts sales in fiscal year 2022-23 to be up 10 percent from the previous fiscal year. Then the company switched to 352 million euros. Gross profit ...
Data from 2021 presented in the Potatoes New Zealand (PNZ) annual report shows minimal impact on production despite a rough couple of years, as Sudesh Kissun reports for Rural News. The overall value ...
Translucent End (Sugar End). High temperature or moisture stress during the early stages of tuber growth may interfere with starch deposition at the stem end ofthe tuber.Jelly End Rot. Often, ...
It’s the New Year, which means many of us are trying to eat better, save money and find more time in our day. Cara Harbstreet, registered dietitian and intuitive eating expert, ...
DJI, the world's largest manufacturer of civilian drones, introduced the new Mini 2 SE drone, which continued the development of the Mini 2 line. This was reported by the portal ...
The vascular tissue turns brown near the stem end of the tuber. In severely affected tubers, vascular discolouration will extend throughout the tuber to the bud end. This disorder develops ...
On the territory of an agricultural enterprise in the Stavropol Territory, software was tested, which will form the basis of the project to create a Russian agricultural drone. The project ...
The World Potato Congress Inc. is extremely pleased to present a webinar with Dr. Alison Lees, Potato Pathologist with The James Hutton Institute, Dundee, UK on February 28, 2023 at 9.00am Eastern Standard Time (EST).Webinar Title: ...
Israeli company HevenDrones has released its first hydrogen-powered drone, the H2D55, for commercial use. With 5 times more energy efficiency than traditional lithium battery drones, the H2D55 is capable of ...
This disorder has been associated with calcium deficiency, low soil moisture and periods of uneven growth. Round or irregularly shaped, light-brown necroticspots can be located anywhere in the tuber. Internal ...
High soil and tuber temperatures cause heat necrosis.It occurs when a period of slow tuber growth is followed by active tuber growth at high temperatures. Light to dark brown necrotic ...
Brown center is associated with cool, wet soil conditions during early tuber development.Brown centers in small tubers may disappear if tuber growth is uniform during maturation. The size and shape ...
Today McCain Foods Limited (McCain) released its Sustainability Report, underpinning its commitment to producing delicious, planet-friendly food. The report includes the organizations sustainability results from the past Fiscal Year, demonstrating how McCain ...
Agriculture is considered a major disturbance for ecological systems—the recovery of degraded or formally used agricultural land might take a long time. However, without any active restoration interventions, this recovery ...
Pesticides have proven effective in protecting crop yield against plant pathogens, but the environmental detriment to nontarget organisms has prompted a tug-of-war between organic and conventional agriculture practices. This poses the ...
Currently, chip potatoes are grown by twelve partners of SIA "Orkla Latvija", including three Lithuanian and three Estonian owners. Latvia's largest potato grower ZS "Briezkalni" in Ligatne is also specialized ...
The last remaining granular nematicide for potato cyst nematode (PCN) control, Nemathorin (fosthiazate) faces an uncertain future on UK farms, as Mike Abram reports for Farmers Weekly. While its approval holder, ISK, and ...
Statistics say that potato growing areas in the country have decreased in the last ten years from 51 000 ha in 2000. up to 16,000 ha in 2021. annum. But ...
At a time when climate change is making many areas of the planet hotter and drier, it's sobering to think that deserts are relatively new biomes that have grown considerably ...