News on Potato Defects and Diseases from Oceania

What was behind Australia’s potato shortage? Wet weather and hard-to-control diseases
June 13, 2023

What was behind Australia’s potato shortage? Wet weather and hard-to-control diseases

If you’ve been into a fish and chip shop in Australia in the last 12 months, you may well have seen a notice tacked to the wall about the impact of the potato shortage. Supermarkets, too, slapped temporary limits on frozen chip purchases.
Big savings in reducing insecticide use.
May 04, 2023

Potatoes New Zealand meeting on the benefits of IPM: Big savings by reducing insecticide use.

By adopting integrated pest management (IPM) practices growers are not on their own, Australian entomologist, Dr Paul Horne, told Pukekohe potato growers at a Potatoes New Zealand research update breakfast meeting in late March.
 World Potato Congress Webinar: 'Integrated Pest Management in Potato Production'
March 31, 2021

World Potato Congress Webinar: 'Integrated Pest Management in Potato Production'

The World Potato Congress is extremely pleased to present its next webinar on Tuesday, April 6, 2021/Wednesday, April 7, 2021, with Dr. Paul Horne, Entomologist, and owner and Director of IPM Technologies Pty Ltd., Hurstbridge, Victoria, Australia.
Pukekawa (NZ) trials to control the Potato Tuber Moth
March 14, 2021

Pukekawa (NZ) trials to control the Potato Tuber Moth

Two trials in Pukekawa, New Zealand, are showing some early promise for potato growers when it comes to greater control of the potato tuber moth, Phthorimaea operculella (PTM).
Potato mop-top virus response closes out
August 16, 2019

Potato mop-top virus response New Zealand closes out

A joint Biosecurity New Zealand and Potatoes New Zealand response to the crop disease potato mop-top virus (PMTV) is being closed out, with industry taking the lead on long-term management.
Collaborative discussion between seed potato schemes
July 22, 2019

Collaborative discussion between seed potato schemes

On 10 May, a meeting was held between AuSPICA, members of the Tasmanian Certified Seed Potato Scheme (known as TasSeed) and invited industry representatives.
Potato growers to learn about managing pests and diseases at Potato Industry R&D Forum
June 25, 2019

Australian Potato growers to learn about managing pests and diseases at Potato Industry R&D Forum

Australian potato growers keen to learn about the latest research for managing key pests and diseases on potato farms have an opportunity to listen to leading experts at a Potato Industry Research and Development (R&D) Forum in Melbourne this week.
Potato Cyst Nematode (PCN)-infested roots under high magnification. Cysts, the bodies of female nematodes containing nematode eggs, are initially yellow and darken with age.
May 13, 2019

Analysis of historical specimens shows single origin of Australian Potato Cyst Nematodes

Potato cyst nematodes (PCN) are quarantine soilborne pests that damage potatoes around the world, stunting plants and reducing yields.
All Australian markets reopened for WA seed and ware potatoes as surveillance shows potato psyllids not infected
December 21, 2018

All Australian markets reopened for WA seed and ware potatoes as surveillance shows potato psyllids not infected

The government of Western Australia has announced that it has succeeded in regaining market access for Western Australian potatoes in all of Australia, following the detection of tomato potato psyllid in February 2017.
Number of NZ potato farms affected by Potato mop-top virus increases by 18
October 14, 2018

Number of NZ potato farms affected by Potato mop-top virus increases by 18

The scale of the Potato Mop-Top Virus problem on New Zealand South Island potato farms has widened. Eighteen Canterbury farms are now on the suspect list, after the virus was first confirmed on two properties last month.
First time detection of Potato Mop-Top Virus (MPTV) in New Zealand
September 23, 2018

First time detection of Potato Mop-Top Virus (MPTV) in New Zealand

Biosecurity New Zealand is working with Potatoes New Zealand to respond to a detection of Potato mop-top virus (PMTV) in potato tubers in Canterbury. Though common around the world, it is the first time the virus has been found in New Zealand.
AUSVEG published a Potato Growers’ Biosecurity Manual
June 27, 2018

AUSVEG published a Potato Growers’ Biosecurity Manual

The Australian Industry Association AUSVEG has published a Potato Growers’ Biosecurity Manual, a guide to farm biosecurity measures to reduce the risk of weeds, pests, and diseases impacting production.
Do some potato-growing soils suppress powdery scab?
June 11, 2018

Do some potato-growing soils suppress powdery scab?

A research project in New Zealand is determining if different field soils affect development of powdery scab on potatoes, and whether soil physical, chemical and/or biological characteristics influence this important potato disease.
No Liberibacter (zebra chip pathogen) found in potato psyillids in Western Australia
May 08, 2018

No Liberibacter (Zebra Chip pathogen) found in Potato Psyllids in Western Australia

In Western Australia, a surveillance program to assess if the last year detected tomato potato psyllid (TPP) carries the zebrachip disease pathogen (CLso), did not identify a single case of the pest - with over 10.000 psyllids tested.
Psyllid tests could help potato market access
March 08, 2018

Psyllid tests could help potato market access in Western Australia

Potato farmers could see Eastern States markets reopen in the near future which are still closed to WA following the tomato potato psyllid outbreak last year.
Las papas verdes no son tóxicas, según una investigación australiana
February 10, 2018

Las papas verdes no son tóxicas, según una investigación australiana

Sabine Tanios es candidata a doctorado en Tasmania y trabaja en una investigación que trata de averiguar por qué y cómo las papas desarrollan esa coloración verdosa.
Tasmanian potato growers
October 25, 2017

Tasmanian potato growers step up potato psyllid surveillance

In Tasmania, Australia, surveillance programs for the tomato potato psyllid (TPP) are being ramped up as growers try to delay any incursion of the pest for as long as possible.
Only a matter of time before the potato psyllid arrives in East Australia, says researcher
September 05, 2017

Only a matter of time before the potato psyllid arrives in Eastern Australia, says researcher

Raylea Rowbottom, a researcher of the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture says it's inevitable that the potato psyllid, a destructive insect that has threatened tomato and potato crops in Western Australia will make it to the east coast.

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