News on Potato Defects and Diseases from Europe

July 10, 2010
Belgische aardappeltelers vrezen doorwas en lage opbrengst
Voor het toerisme is het warme weer een zegen, voor de landbouwers een nachtmerrie. De aanhoudende droogte brengt de oogst in gevaar. Het verlies wordt geschat op veertig procent.Een fikse regenbui. Dat is waar de boeren voor bidden. De aanhoudende dro...
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July 07, 2010
Additional cases of Dickeya solani identified in Scotland
The number of cases of a potentially devastating soil-borne bacterium that could cause significant potato production problems in Scottish seed potatoes has doubled.The Scottish Government yesterday admitted it had found two more cases of Dickeya solani...
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July 03, 2010
Scottish seed potato business at risk after Dickeya solani outbreak
The Scottish seed potato industry has reacted with anger to the confirmation of another crop of potatoes being infected with the highly infectious and transmissible potato disease dickeya solani which was found in a sample of ware potatoes grown last y...
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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 ...
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June 20, 2010
Aaltjes adviesprogramma NemaDecide Plus trekt veel belangstelling
Tijdens de presentatie bij PPO in Lelystad konden belangstellenden kennismaken met NemaDecide Plus. Het adviesprogramma ondersteunde de teler al bij de beheersing van het aardappelcysteaaltje en biedt nu ook hulp bij de beheersing van het wortellesiea...
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June 17, 2010
Syngenta advises to treat blight and Alternaria separately
Syngenta warns potato growers not to compromise blight control programmes during high risk conditions when tackling the threat of Alternaria.
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Phytophthora gevonden by Emmen en Steenbergen
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...
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June 03, 2010
Wapenarsenaal tegen phytophthora groeit
De genetische bouwstenen voor aardappels met duurzame resistentie tegen phytophthora zijn inmiddels voorradig, zegt plantenveredelaar Evert Jacobsen.
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Better armed to fight potato blight
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...
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Irish Potato Farmers warned of new aggressive potato blight
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...
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June 02, 2010
Potato Council launches Aphids monitoring
The Potato Council has launched its aphid monitoring campaign for this season to provide growers with the latest information on the activity of crop-damaging pests.A network of 100 yellow water traps set up to monitor aphid movements across different p...
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June 01, 2010
Mustard Crop cuts potato cyst nematode population
Field-scale trials of a biofumigant mustard crop have given around 50% potato cyst nematode suppression, Andy Barker of Barworth Agriculture told growers.   PCN control had become more difficult, particularly since the suspension of use of the soil ste...
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May 27, 2010
Infectious potato disease Dickeya Solani found in Scotland
The infectious potato disease Dickeya solani has been found in a ware crop growing in Perthshire.The species is an aggressive, form of the seed-borne bacterial disease, blackleg.Scotland had recently established rules to keep the disease out. But repor...
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April 09, 2010
Trials with GM Potatoes resistant to PCN in United Kingdom approved
The government has given the green light to scientists to undertake a trial of genetically modified potatoes.Researchers will grow a trial crop of potatoes genetically modified to resist infection by potato cyst nematodes.DEFRA granted approval to scie...
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February 12, 2010
Ringrot aangetroffen in Nederland;aardappelen zijn in België geteeld
De consumptieaardappelen waar de Plantenziektenkundige Dienst (PD) ringrot heeft aangetroffen, zijn in België geteeld door een akkerbouwer uit Noord-Holland, die ook pootgoed voor eigen gebruik heeft geteeld.
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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...
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New Aggressive strain of potato blight is proving difficult to control
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...
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September 19, 2008
'Aantal aardappeltelers heeft te veel geld uitgegeven aan bestrijding phytophthora'
Een aantal aardappeltelers heeft teveel geld uitgegeven aan de bestrijding van de schimmelziekten phytophthora en alternaria. De telers deden dit vooral uit angst voor de schimmelziekten of door onwetendheid, aldus Huub Schepers, onderzoeker bij Wageni...
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