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november 01, 2011
Zebra chip research gains importance as disease spreads
Zebra chip, a disease that affects potatoes, was recently found in the potato-growing regions of Washington, Oregon and Idaho. The discovery brings to focus the growing need for scientific answers – something that will be discussed at the SCRI Zebra Ch...From the archive
november 01, 2011
Zebra Chip Management Webcast Re-launched for Potato Growers in Idaho, Pacific Northwest
In light of the recent confirmation of zebra chip in Idaho, Focus on Potato, a nonprofit potato crop management resource, has made open access its presentation on Zebra Chip Disease of Potatoes by Gary Secor of North Dakota State University. This pres...From the archive
oktober 31, 2011
BASF expects market introduction of GM table potato Fortuna in 2014/15
BASF Plant Science applied today for EU approval for Fortuna, a genetically optimized table potato.Fortuna has a wild potato’s natural protection to late blight, a disease causing severe problems in agriculture.From the archive
oktober 30, 2011
Common scab of potatoes: Best management practices
'Focus on Potato' of the Plant Management Network has published a new webcast: Common Scab of Potatoes By Thomas A. Zitter Ph.D., Professor, Dept of Plant Pathology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New YorkFrom the archive
oktober 25, 2011
Colorado beetles could be in Finland to stay
The feared Colorado potato beetle could spend this winter inside potato fields, warns the Finnish Food Safety Authority (EVIRA). This would be unusual. EVIRA official Raija Valtonen says that the risk is higher than before.From the archive
oktober 23, 2011
Additional potato cyst nematode infected field(s) found in Idaho
Two new infestations of a microscopic wormlike pest that attacks potato plants have been discovered in eastern Idaho, state and federal agriculture officials say. Lloyd Knight of the Idaho Department of Agriculture said that both infestations of the p...From the archive
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oktober 20, 2011
PootgoedScan geintroduceerd door Hilbrands laboratorium
Aardappeltelers weten als geen ander dat kwalitatief goed en gezond pootgoed de basis is voor een rendabele aardappelteelt. De praktijk is echter grillig en ervaring leert dat de kwaliteit van het uitgangsmateriaal nogal uiteen loopt. Door verbeterde...From the archive
oktober 17, 2011
Beurse aardappelen kost Britse aardappelteler 26 miljoen pond per jaar
Met het droog weer, dat de kans op beurse plekken verhoogt, op komst roept de Potato Council in Engeland telers op om een actieve houding aan te nemen en gedurende het seizoen alle stappen van de oogst goed te letten op de kwaliteit van het product. “...From the archive
oktober 17, 2011
Morocco rejects Northern Ireland potatoes for silver scurf
Stormont officials are facing a grilling by Assembly Members over an embarrassing international incident in which potatoes exported from Northern Ireland were rejected for being diseased. Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) represen...From the archive
oktober 12, 2011
Miljoenengift voor Wagenings Phytophthora onderzoek
Het Wageningen Universiteits Fonds (WUF) heeft een toezegging voor een donatie van 2,5 miljoen euro ontvangen van een particulier persoon. De gever, die anoniem wil blijven, schenkt de middelen voor fundamenteel onderzoek naar de aardappelziekte en naa...From the archive
oktober 12, 2011
Sclerotinia in aardappel: speuren naar sporen
Afgelopen zomer heeft een perceel aardappelen dat zwaar werd aangetast door de schimmelziekte Sclerotinia de pers gehaald. De teler had nooit eerder last van deze ziekte en ook in de omgeving (veenkoloniën) komt de ziekte niet voor.From the archive
oktober 11, 2011
Zebra Chip Finds Its Way to Idaho’s Potato Fields
A potato pest from points south has reached Idaho, University of Idaho Extension specialists with the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences confirmed this week. It was reported last month in Oregon and Washington.From the archive
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oktober 09, 2011
Bruising costs British potato growers £26 million a year
With dry weather exacerbating the risk of bruising potatoes at harvest, Potato Council has called on growers to take a proactive stance and make quality assessments at all stages of harvesting, from lifting to store loading.From the archive
oktober 04, 2011
Scientists look for source of Alaska potato blight
Potato late blight, that same disease that caused the Irish Potato Famine, resurfaced in Alaska this fall. This wasn’t the first time the disease, widespread in the Lower 48 and worldwide, came to Alaska. Plant pathologist Jenifer McBeath suspects it...From the archive
oktober 01, 2011
Idaho Potato Cyst Nematode containment area to expand
Potato growers in Eastern Idaho are questioning the effectiveness of the USDA's efforts to contain the pale cyst nematode (Globodera Pallida), a small wormlike pest that endangers Idaho's potato export markets. Several U.S. trading partners, including...From the archive
september 21, 2011
Meer kans op schilbrand in consumptieaardappelen
Door het droge voorjaar is de knolzetting matig en de maatsortering dit jaar grof. Grote aardappelen beschadigen sneller tijdens het rooien, waardoor het risico op schilbrand groter is. Schilbrand wordt veroorzaakt door chloor-profam. Deze werkzame st...From the archive
september 12, 2011
Zebra chip disease hits potatoes in Oregon and Washington
Zebra chip, a disease that annually costs Southwest U.S. potato growers millions of dollars in crop loss, has been found in Washington and Oregon. A USDA scientist and an Oregon State University plant pathologist confirmed zebra chip in tuber samples ...From the archive
september 01, 2011
Late blight hits potatoes in Alaska
Late blight has shown up in the fields of two potato producers, in Palmer and Delta Junction. Alaska. The University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service is working with major potato producers to help prevent the spread.From the archive