Tag: potato diseases or defects

Colorado potato beetle (CPB) populations have an amazing ability to develop resistance to insecticides — including many of the carbamate, ...

A team of researchers in Manitoba have found success using mustard biofumigation to rid fields of Verticillium wilt. Editor’s note: ...

Over the past two decades in the Midwest, neonicotinoid insecticides have been the most commonly used management tool for the ...

In the area of ​​haulm reduction and harvesting, the agricultural engineering industry is still under great pressure to revise existing ...

According to Delphy researcher Johan Wanders, the results confirm the positive image of the Loof Does; that have been identified in ...

Tips on how to use ventilation systems in your potato storage. Keeping your potato crop in the best possible condition ...

The importance of studying 3. Farm management & crop production techniques Guta practices crop rotation by renting land from others. ...

The frosty weather, aside from destroying crops, adds pressure on production costs, as anti-frost measures necessitate the use of an ...

During the past several years, irrigation equipment manufacturers have been busy reinventing sprinkler systems to serve more as "hired hands" ...

New advice for in-furrow application of Amistar during potato planting will achieve a more complete zone of protection around the ...

Polysulphate research from Dr. Carl Rosen shows an increase in total AND marketable yields when compared to grower standard practice ...

Potatoes demand adequate sulfur levels for nitrogen uptake, chlorophyll production, tuber development, stress and pest resistance, carbohydrate generation, amino acid ...

According to current regulations, the cultivation of potatoes is possible according to a crop rotation of at least 1:3. In a ...

Soil dwelling nematodes are a serious threat to crop performance. They affect a range of crops including potatoes, carrots, cereals, ...

There is little information on the impact of nozzle type under a dense potato crop canopy. There is a popular ...

Using these fumigants to control soil-borne diseases had positive effects on the crop beyond disease control. Total and marketable yield ...

Over the last several years, agricultural producers have been pulled in multiple directions: improve water use efficiency, maintain profitability in ...

Potato pink eye is a disorder that often starts with pink, water-soaked areas around the eyes of the tuber — ...

Aerial imagery aids diagnosis for Nielson, an agronomist for Walters Produce in Newdale, Idaho, making his scouting more efficient.

Root lesion nematode is a tiny pest, about one millimetre in length. But it has an outsized ability to damage ...

Two advisors and a researcher recently discussed the most important issues about green manures in an online meeting during the ...

Herbicides are an important weed management tool for agriculture. The use of herbicides in multiple crops makes it necessary to ...

John Innes Centre team isolated and tested hundreds of strains of Pseudomonas bacteria from the soil of a commercial potato ...

The works, which will contribute to the INIA Potato Genetic Improvement Program, will be carried out by the INIA Remehue ...

Due to the warmer seasons in recent years, arable farmers are more often bothered by pest wireworms. Due to the higher ...