The Hidden Hitchhiker: How “Clean” Seed Potatoes Are Secretly Fueling India’s Late Blight Epidemic
For generations, potato farmers in the Indo-Gangetic plains have faced an agonizing, annual cycle of boom and bust. Lush fields ...
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The 15-Year Sprint: Inside the High-Stakes World of Potato Breeding in Belarus
In an era of rapid technological change, the fundamental process of developing a new potato cultivar remains a testament to ...
The True Potential Seed: How Hybrid Potato Breeding is Redefining the Industry
Hybrid potato breeding is poised to revolutionize the global potato value chain, moving propagation from the field to the lab. ...
Beyond Yield: How Ireland’s Independent Potato Trials Are Building a More Resilient Spud
In an era of volatile input costs and increasing climate pressures, the quest for the perfect potato variety has never ...
Soil That Says “Thank You”: Inside the Babushkin Family’s Seed Potato System
The International Potato Tour (Международный картофельный тур) continues with a stop at the Babushkin family farm—an operation that treats soil ...
Resilience in the Face of Adversity: Central Estonia’s Potato Harvest Defies Weather Challenges
In a testament to strategic farm management, potato growers in Central Estonia have achieved a medium-yield harvest this season, overcoming ...
Excessive Rains Threaten Tyumen’s Potato Harvest: How Farmers Can Mitigate Losses
Recent downpours in Tyumen have delivered half the region’s monthly average rainfall in just weeks, jeopardizing early potato crops. Ivan Simishchenko, an ...
Excessive Rains Threaten Potato Harvest in Novosibirsk: Urgent Measures to Save Crops
Novosibirsk farmers are facing significant challenges due to abnormally high rainfall in August, leading to waterlogged soils that threaten potato yields. The West Siberian Hydrometeorological ...
Komi’s Frost-Resistant ‘Pechera’ Potato: A Breakthrough for Northern Agriculture
Researchers at the Komi Scientific Center (Ural Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences) have achieved a significant milestone with their ...
Summer Rains and Potato Growth: How Weather Conditions Are Shaping This Year’s Harvest
According to Belhydromet (Belarus' hydrometeorological service), the 2023 potato season shows mixed results due to unusual weather patterns: ✔ Flowering completed across all fields✔ Natural vine wilting has ...
Potato Market Crisis: Low Prices, Rising Competition, and the Risk of Farmer Panic
The potato harvest in Salamanca, Spain, has started under a cloud of concern as prices drop significantly compared to previous ...
Decoding the Potato: How Historical Genomes Could Revolutionize Future Breeding
Potatoes feed more than 1.3 billion people globally, yet breeding improvements have been surprisingly limited over the past century. Many ...
Climate Change and the Potato Crisis: How Warming Temperatures Are Reshaping Disease Risks and Threatening Global Food Security
The potato—a staple food for over a billion people and the world’s third most important food crop—is under siege. Once ...
UW–Madison Researchers and Wisconsin Farmers Team Up for a Healthy Potato Crop
Farming in the U.S. faces many challenges, especially when it comes to family farms. But in Wisconsin, scientists at the ...
European Potato Farmers Face Unprecedented Challenges: From Seed Shortages to Soaked Fields
One of the primary challenges this year has been a shortage of quality potato seeds, a problem exacerbated by rising ...
Volunteer Potatoes: A Hidden Threat to Crop Yields and Pest Management
Volunteer Potatoes: The Weed You Didn’t Expect Volunteer potatoes, an unexpected yet persistent problem in rotational farming systems, arise when ...
Climate-Resilient Potatoes: Securing Food Security Amid Rising Temperatures
China, producing nearly 100 million metric tons of potatoes annually, is a key player in global food security. However, rising ...
Bio-Potato Harvest 2024: A Rain-Soaked Season and Its Impact on Yields Across Germany
The 2024 bio-potato harvest season has proven to be particularly challenging for farmers in Germany, with adverse weather conditions and ...
The End of Organic Potatoes in Switzerland? A Crisis and the Path Forward
Switzerland is grappling with an unprecedented crisis in organic potato farming. A combination of poor weather conditions and widespread fungal ...
Dr. Yogesh Pawar’s Guidance on Potato Seed Treatment for Potato Farmers of Gujarat in India
Enhancing Potato Yield in Banaskantha and Other Potato Growing Regions in Gujarat Through Scientific Seed Treatment Methods As winter descends ...
Challenging Season Leads to Strong Yields in Potato Cultivation Despite Adverse Conditions
Dutch potato growers faced a challenging season marked by heavy rain, blight pressure, and labor shortages, but early planting and ...
Understanding the Potato Harvest Failures in Novosibirsk: Expert Insights into Disease and Storage Challenges
In Novosibirsk, the potato harvest has been notably disappointing this year, prompting widespread concern among local farmers and gardeners. Agronomist ...
Rains have caused serious damage to potato growers in the Urals
Heavy rainfall actually destroyed the crop harvest in the private subsidiary farms of the Sverdlovsk region. The Ural Research Institute ...
Battling Blight: How Rainy Springs are Devastating Crops in Haute-Vienne
The 2024 growing season in Haute-Vienne, France, has been a challenging one for farmers, especially those cultivating potatoes, tomatoes, peas, ...
Alert: Late Blight Confirmed in St. Joseph County, Michigan – What Farmers Need to Know
Late Blight Confirmed in St. Joseph County, Michigan Late blight, a serious and potentially devastating disease for potato crops, has ...
Late Blight Confirmed in St. Joseph County, Michigan
Late blight has been confirmed in St. Joseph County, Michigan, urging potato farmers to adopt enhanced disease management strategies. This ...
Battling Late Blight: The Growing Threat and Strategic Responses for Potato Farmers
The Rising Threat of Late Blight Late blight is the most serious disease affecting potatoes, capable of destroying entire crops ...
Algae Fertilizers: A New Weapon Against Late Blight in Organic Potato Farming
According to the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Galicia led the nation in potato cultivation area in 2023, with 17,770 hectares, ...
Potential fungal biocontrol agents for late blight control in Nepal
Late blight, caused by Phytophthora infestans, is the most devastating disease of potato worldwide that can cause up to 100% crop ...
EU Action Plan: Combatting Late Blight in Potatoes to Secure Europe’s Potato Future
A Call to Action Against a Formidable Foe Late blight affects both foliage and tubers, capable of decimating entire crops ...
Late Blight Outbreak Hits Southwestern Ontario: Implications for Potato and Tomato Crops
The Spread and Impact of Late Blight in Ontario Late blight, caused by the pathogen Phytophthora infestans, is a devastating ...
Further Delays for the Belgium and the Netherlands Fresh Potato Crop
This article examines the delays in the fresh potato crop in Belgium and the Netherlands for the 2024-2025 marketing year, ...
Late Blight Confirmed in Southwestern Ontario: Implications for Potato and Tomato Crops
This article discusses the confirmation of late blight in Southwestern Ontario's potato and tomato crops, highlighting the characteristics and implications ...
Prospects of application of potential microbials for control of Phytophthora infestans
Late blight caused by Phytophthora infestans is the leading killer in potato production, which can cause the death of leaves ...
Aphid Alert for 2024: Early Season Trends and What Farmers Need to Know
As we kick off the 2024 aphid monitoring season, Dr. Ian McRae's Aphid Alert reveals initial data on aphid populations ...
EPPO Database on Resistance Cases and the cases associated with late blight
There are some online databases on resistance cases across the world. The European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO) also ...
High Rainfall in Russia Increases Risk of Potato Diseases: Vigilant Pest and Disease Management Required
This article highlights the increased risk of potato diseases in Russia due to high rainfall, emphasizing the need for vigilant ...
Press release: new albums with photos of disease symptoms are published
Potatoes News announces that new albums with photos of disease symptoms of main potato diseases have been released. Now there ...
Compendium for photos of Phytophthora infestans
Late blight is caused by Phytophthora infestans, an oomycete and a threat to potato production worldwide. In the EU, it ...
Serious Potato Problem: Understanding Rising Prices in Bangladesh
In Bangladesh, where potatoes are a staple food, recent reports have revealed a worrying trend: sharply rising potato prices. According ...
Navigating Challenges in the Aftermath of Late Blight in Sabarkantha, Gujarat
#PotatoFarming #LateBlight #SustainableAgriculture #CropRecovery #FarmersCommunity #AgriculturalInnovation #GujaratFarming #ExpertInsights Late blight has cast a shadow over the once-thriving potato fields of ...
Navigating Potato Price Peaks: Insights for Farmers and Agricultural Stakeholders
#PotatoPrices #AgriculturalTrends #SeedPotato #LateBlight #AgriculturalEconomics #FarmingStrategies #MarketAnalysis #PriceProjections As the agricultural landscape continues to evolve, one of the key concerns ...
Biotech Breakthrough in Kenya Offers Hope Against Late Blight
#BiotechPotato #LateBlight #PotatoFarming #AgriculturalInnovation #KenyanAgriculture #CropDiseaseResistance #GlobalBiotechPotatoPartnership #SustainableFarming #FoodSecurity #Biosafety #AgricultureResearch In the highlands of Kenya, where potatoes are a ...
Tackling Potato Quality Challenges: A Crucial Call to Farmers and Agricultural Innovators
#PotatoFarming #LateBlight #AgriculturalChallenges #CropQuality #SustainableAgriculture #NEPGData #AgriculturalInnovation #FarmingCommunity #PotatoCropManagement In the face of challenging weather conditions, the potato farming industry ...
Potato Protection Solution: Ensuring Healthy and Disease-Free Crops
Tags: #PotatoProtection #CropProtection #Agriculture #DiseaseManagement #PestControl #PotatoFarming #WeedControl #LateBlight #SustainableFarming #CropHealth. Potatoes are a staple crop worldwide, providing essential nutrition ...
Protecting Your Potato and Tomato Crops: The Latest Surprise Discovery in Agriculture
#agriculture #farming #lateblight #potatocrops #tomatocrops #plantdefensemechanisms #beta-caryophyllene #cropprotection #naturalcompounds #pestcontrol Late blight is caused by the fungus Phytophthora infestans, which ...
Potato Blight App: Is it Worth the Cost?
Potato Blight App, NDSU NDAWN, North Dakota Agriculture Weather Network, late blight, early blight, farmers, agronomists, survey, cost, value, potato ...
Revolutionary Protein-Based Biosensor for Early Detection of Late Blight in Potato Plants
late blight, potato plants, biosensor, INF1 protein, early detection, diagnostic tool, agriculture, sustainable agriculture, plant pathology Late blight is a ...
Fighting Late Blight: A Guide for Farmers and Agricultural Scientists
Late blight is a devastating disease that affects many crops, including tomatoes and potatoes. This article will provide an overview ...
How to Identify and Prevent Major Potato Diseases: A Comprehensive Guide
Description: Potatoes are a staple food crop in many parts of the world, but they are susceptible to various diseases ...
