Tag: potato diseases or defects

The covenant for the cultivation and sale of robust potato varieties is spreading across Europe. The United Kingdom, Belgium and France ...

Canada suspended P.E.I. potato exports to the U.S. last fall after fungus was detected in 2 fields Canadian and U.S. ...

Dr. Rashmi Singh, Scientist DST launching the AI based Mobile App developed by Research Scholar of Chandigarh University Amit Verma ...

As progeny he usually opts for a winter grain after a nitrate-sensitive main crop such as potatoes.

Business-minded growers looking to push yields and move beyond status quo potato production are increasingly turning to plant growth regulators ...

 Weed pressure was low this year and damage from nematodes was not too bad. Next year, the roles may be reversed ...

RESEARCH RESULTS OF DEMO FIELDS PROMISING - ORGANIC SECTOR WANTS TO SWITCH 100% TO ROBUST VARIETIES The robust potato varieties ...

If potato producers could snap their fingers to solve the most costly and frustrating production challenge they face, almost all ...

After the cultivation of starch potatoes in 2021, the Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) has identified wart ...

Drones can help potato growers quickly detect alternaria. This was stated by Ruben van de Vijver of the Institute for Agricultural, ...

Diseases such as black dot and silver scurf often are not visible at harvest or early storage; they typically show ...

According to French researchers, tripling organic farms by 2030 costs less than subsidising pesticides

Canadian Food Inspection Agency recently shut down border to P.E.I. fresh potatoes exports Two P.E.I. potato producers say measures taken ...

University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) scientist Johan Johan Desaeger believes an integrated strategy is the ...

Businesses and residents in Kensington, P.E.I., are already starting to feel the effects of the U.S. border being closed to ...

During the event, one farmer asked: “Can a soil test help determine the need for a fungicide application, and does ...

When it comes to reporting about potato virus Y (PVY), it’s a good news, bad news kind of story.

The results on the main BASF trial field with Allstar confirm the positive results of previous seasons. But the fungicide's benefits ...

Single Phytophthora-resistant potato varieties in particular did not have an easy time this year. The fungal pressure was so high and ...

Scientists have said that there is a need for effective ways to cope with a deadly disease dubbed “Potato Bacterial Wilt (PBW) ...

For decades, the University of Maine has devoted valuable agricultural research to studying how to improve potato crops, a central ...

Potato viral diseases can be difficult to identify from leaf symptoms alone. The symptoms can vary depending on the virus ...

Not all robust potato varieties will survive this year when it comes to phytophthora resistance

Looking ahead to the next 50 years, potato researchers and farmers have significant concerns about producing enough food under the stressors of ...

Wire needles are a growing problem in potatoes. In more and more places damage is found in the crops in the ...