Tag: Plant Pathology

The escalating cost of chemical inputs and rising consumer demand for residue-free produce are pushing potato growers to seek sustainable alternatives. This profile of Ms. Purvi Patel, a plant pathologist ...

A recent incident in the state of Victoria, Australia, has provided a real-world test of biosecurity systems. Agriculture Victoria confirmed that a batch of potato seed, imported from Tasmania before the implementation ...

The Government of Prince Edward Island (PEI) has launched the PEI Index Field Buy-Back Program, a strategic initiative to purchase farmland affected by potato wart (Synchytrium endobioticum). This soil-borne fungal disease ...

Powdery scab is a soil-borne disease that thrives in cool, moist conditions, causing unsightly lesions on potato tubers and galls on roots. Unlike other pathogens, Spongospora subterranea can survive in soil for ...

Based on the study conducted by researchers from Lomonosov Moscow State University, led by Dr. Natalia O. Kalinina (kalinina@belozersky.msu.ru)Original research: Samarskaya V.O. et al., “The Temporal and Geographical Dynamics of ...

In a quiet research field just outside St. John’s, Newfoundland, a decades-old scientific experiment may hold the key to protecting future potato crops from one of agriculture’s most tenacious enemies: ...

Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists are spearheading a transformative study to combat zebra chip disease, a bacterial infection caused by Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum that has plagued potato growers across the ...

Potato wart, caused by the Synchytrium endobioticum fungus, is one of the most serious diseases affecting potato crops globally. In Canada, it has the potential to significantly harm both domestic ...