Australian potato growers fear disease coming in from New Zealand
Australia's national vegetable grower group Ausveg says import controls being recommended by Biosecurity Australia fail to protect Australia's potato industry from the threat of disease.
七月 05, 2012
New York State growers warned of late blight
Home gardeners and commercial growers are alerted of the potential introduction of late blight this growing season, as it has been confirmed in Suffolk County.
七月 04, 2012
Idaho potato growers concerned over zebra chip
Liberibacter, the bacterium responsible for zebra chip, has been found in an Idaho potato field.
七月 02, 2012
Idaho Potato Psyllids test positive for zebra chip disease
The University of Idaho extension today announced that the potato psyllids found last month in Idaho tentatively tested positive for Liberibacter, Zebra Chip disease.
七月 02, 2012
AgriLife Research zeroes in on potato disease insect
Do potato psyllids migrate from one location to the next, starting in northern Mexico and moving northward as the potato season progresses, or are psyllid populations local?
六月 28, 2012
New blight strain prompts fungicide concerns in the UK
Dutch tests on a new strain of potato blight similar to that discovered for the first time in the UK last year have shown some isolates have reduced sensitivity to the common active fluazinam used to control the disease.
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六月 28, 2012
Potatoes off to a good start in Canada#s Manitoba province
The disease risk in potatoes has increased with the wet weather over the last few weeks. Luckily, so far no late blight hasbeen found in Manitoba.
六月 28, 2012
Two potato psyllids found in Twin Falls spud field
Two adult potato psyllids were found on yellow sticky cards that were collected June 19 from a Twin Falls County potato field, according to an alert issued Tuesday by University of Idaho Extension staff.
六月 27, 2012
East Africa: better selection of seed potatoes improves yield thirty percent
East African farmers, who are mostly small-scale, currently select their seed potatoes from the mass of harvested potatoes. That results in lots of virus diseases and potato brown rot, as well as low yields of an average of 10.5 tons per hectare. Tha...
六月 25, 2012
Advice for British growers to cover challenging blight conditions
Potato crops in Britain are facing high blight pressure this season, demanding the best possible protection under extremely challenging application conditions.
六月 25, 2012
McGill University and developing-country scientists working on a better potato for Colombian communities
Researchers cooperate to develop nutritious, high-yielding, and more disease-resistant potatoes for food-insecure indigenous communities in Colombia.
六月 25, 2012
RNA silencing project aims to reduce plant virus clean-up time from one year to far less
Currently, eliminating a virus from an infected plant requires considerable time and money. The price is more than US$500, and the process can take up to a year. Searching for a more cost- and time-effective solution, scientists at the International P...
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六月 20, 2012
Pest outlook for Canada’s potato-growing regions
Potato pests can vary across Canada’s potato-growing regions. Whether they are new or notorious, their reach and severity depends upon Mother Nature’s whims.
六月 19, 2012
NDSU Potato Blightline - Recommendations for June 18
Late blight has not been reported in North Dakota, Minnesota or Manitoba. With the fair weather, late blight severity values are unchanged since Friday.
六月 19, 2012
Pennsylvania potato, tomato growers hit by late blight, should remain vigilant
Late blight, the same disease that caused Ireland's potato famine in the 19th century, was confirmed in three Pennsylvania counties last week.
六月 15, 2012
Idaho growers told to intensify hunt for potato psyllids
Researchers recommend potato growers in the Pacific Northwest intensify their field scouting programs for the potato psyllids that spread the crop disease zebra chip.
六月 12, 2012
Volunteer spuds could serve as source of zebra chip infection
Oregon State University researchers say they've found two fields in their region harboring thousands of volunteer potato plants infected with the Liberibacter bacterium that causes the crop disease zebra chip.
六月 07, 2012
Russia threatens ban on Pakistani potatoes due to disease concerns
Pakistani exporters of potato are facing a loss of millions of dollars as Russia has stopped clearance of consignments after complaining that the potatoes from Pakistan are infected with a disease.