News on Potato Defects and Diseases from Oregon

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Named after the dark stripes that form inside potatoes after they are cut and fried, zebra chip disease is a potentially devastating affliction that can result in yield losses up to 100% for farmers (Courtesy: K. D. Swisher Grimm and S. F. Garczynski)
April 20, 2019
New type of zebra chip disease discovered in potato fields of Oregon
ARS Researchers studied potato tubers from the Klamath Basin in Oregon infected with the causal bacteria of zebra chip disease. They confirmed the presence of the pathogen but did not identify the sample as one of the six known varieties (haplotypes).
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Signing in for the annual potato field day at OSU Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center (Courtesy: OSU Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center / Facebook)
June 29, 2016
Searching for genes to make potatoes resistant to nematodes
Potato breeders at Oregon State University are working to identify the gene that makes certain potatoes resistant to nematodes, which could then be used to create new varieties.
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