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June 30, 2010
Late Blight shows up in Washington
Potato late blight has been found and confirmed in the south Columbia Basin and Washington State University plant pathologist Dennis Johnson says more confirmations of the disease are expected this week. He says the disease was found in two locations. ...From the archive
June 30, 2010
Jagen op Phytophthora in een luchballon
Gisteren speurden drie aardappeltelers en een wetenschapper in een luchtballon naar sporen van phytophthora boven aardappelpercelen in West-Brabant. De gevreesde aardappelziekte bedreigt elk jaar de aardappeloogst. Voor een gezonde aardappel op tafel ...From the archive
June 15, 2010
Late blight threatens Manitoba potato crop
A fungus that could seriously damage Manitoba's multimillion-dollar commercial potato industry has been spotted at commercial nurseries, Manitoba Agriculture says. The provincial agency has issued a warning to residential gardeners after "late b...From the archive
June 14, 2010
Phytophthora gevonden by Emmen en Steenbergen
De afgelopen week is in de regio Zanddal bij Emmen de eerste Phytophthora gevonden. Gezien het aantastingsbeeld lijkt het erop dat deze niet is ontstaan uit oösporen. Ook vandaag (maandag 14 juni) is Phytopthora gevonden in de omgeving Steenbergen. D...From the archive
June 03, 2010
Wapenarsenaal tegen phytophthora groeit
De genetische bouwstenen voor aardappels met duurzame resistentie tegen phytophthora zijn inmiddels voorradig, zegt plantenveredelaar Evert Jacobsen.From the archive
June 03, 2010
Better armed to fight potato blight
Stocks of genetic material for potatoes with sustainable resistance against phytophthora are now available, says plant breeder Evert Jacobsen. He is, however, not allowed to conduct any field trials with these recently acquired resistant genes.Six diss...From the archive
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June 02, 2010
Irish Potato Farmers warned of new aggressive potato blight
Irish Scientists have warned potato farmers to be on alert for a new aggressive strain of potato blight called “Pink 6”.Stephen Kildea of Teagasc, the agriculture and food development authority, said the new strain could not be properly controlled by s...From the archive
May 20, 2010
Late blight hotlines
Worldwide, late blight is rated the worst of potato diseases. Intermittently since the 1990s, spores have turned up in commercial fields of Idaho, Washington, California and Oregon. When the spore is present it reproduces like a wildfire in cool, mois...From the archive
May 06, 2010
Defender: Late blight-Resistant Potato variety from ARS Research
Potatoes are America’s number one vegetable crop. Per capita, Americans consume about 130 pounds annually.From the archive
April 24, 2010
Will there be a sequel to last summer's late blight with tomatoes, potatoes?
Many readers are no doubt aware of last summer's late-blight infestation, in which a fungus, Phytophthora infestans, decimated local tomato and potato plantings. The fungus overwinters in southeastern United States but does not generally overwinter in ...From the archive
April 22, 2010
David de Koeyer to study potato blight in Peru
A New Brunswick potato scientist will travel to Peru this month in an effort to help Canadian tubers fight blight.Dr. David De Koeyer, who works at the Potato Research Centre in Fredericton, has spent his professional life studying spuds.He's heading t...From the archive
January 21, 2010
Foggy weather dims potato prospect in Munshiganj (Bangladesh)
Over 40,000 farmers in Munshiganj (District in Bangladesh , see map) have cultivated potatoes this year, beating all records of potato acreage in the alluvial floodplains of the district. But farmers are daunted by persistent foggy weather in the last...From the archive
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September 10, 2009
Scottish scientists complete sequencing Phytophthora genome
Scientists at the Scottish Crop research Institute (SCRI) have helped unlock the mystery behind potato blight - a disease that costs the global industry an estimated £4billion of losses every year. The same disease devastated crops in Ireland 150 year...From the archive
August 26, 2009
MSU Plant Pathologist Willie Kirk: monitor potatoes in storage for late blight
The impact of late blight to potato growers in Michigan is clear and we estimate that many growers with crops going in to long-term storage will spend up to $350/A in crop protection products alone (not including application costs). Even such intense c...From the archive
July 28, 2009
New Aggressive strain of potato blight is proving difficult to control
Controlling blight is of paramount importance to all potato growers, whether big or small. Research over the past two years by Dr Stephen Kildea and others in Teagasc Oak Park has shown the type of blight Ireland is getting now is changing compared t...From the archive
July 15, 2009
Late Blight Found In Aroostook (ME) Potato Fields
Farmers in southern and central Maine have already reported cases of late blight in potato and tomato crops. Now the disease has spread to northern Maine.From the archive
June 14, 2009
Karnataka farmers shy away from potatoes in fear of blight
Owing to the fear of blight, many farmers are shying away from cultivating potato. Last year, potato was grown on 50,000 hectares of land in the district, but the crop on 35,000 hectares was affected by blight, and farmers lost Rs. 300 crore as a res...From the archive
March 18, 2009
University of Maine cooperative extension program saves potato farmers 17 million
Maine potato growers are thriving thanks to a late blight spraying advice offered by the University of Maine's cooperative extension program.From the archive