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四月 03, 2013
El Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero de Chile detecta presencia de plaga cuarentenaria de la papa
La existencia de Phoma exigua var. foveata o gangrena de la papa, ya fue informada a los agricultores/as que tienen sus cultivos infectados y a otros productores/as de la región en una reunión informativa realizada por el Ministerio de Agricultura y el...From the archive

三月 22, 2013
Trickery and Other Methods Explored To Vanquish Potato Cyst Nematodes
The pale cyst nematode, Globodera pallida, is one bad roundworm. Unchecked, it invades the roots of potato and other host crops to feed, obstructing the free flow of nutrients and causing stunted growth, wilted leaves, and other symptoms that can event...From the archive

三月 15, 2013
Potato Psyllids shown to survive harsh Idaho winter, heightening zebra chip concerns
It appears that potato psyllids, the tiny winged insects that can spread zebra chip disease in potato fields, will overwinter in Boise, Idaho, this season, despite the city experiencing one of its coldest Januaries on record.From the archive
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二月 08, 2013
Late blight pathogen blocks RNA silencing pathways of potato plants
When a pathogen attacks a plant, infection usually follows after the plant’s immune system is compromised. A team of researchers at the University of California, Riverside focused on Phytophthora and deciphered how it succeeded in crippling the potato...From the archive

十月 24, 2012
La mancha rayada, una nueva amenaza para la papa
Los paperos de Costa Rica temen la entrada de esta enfermedad a su territorio. No es para menos. En Honduras ha ocasionado grandes pérdidas económicas y en Nicaragua ya fue detectada. Se trata de la mancha rayada o zebra chip. La mancha rayada está pr...From the archive

十月 18, 2012
Seed Potato Aging, Bacterial Ring Rot Webcasts Available in Focus on Potato
Understanding the physiology of seed potato aging and how it affects crop growth and yield can be vital to the industry. Such knowledge will allow growers to adopt management practices that control the aging process and optimize tuber set and size.From the archive

十月 11, 2012
South Korea lifts ban on Pacific Northwest grown potatoes
South Korea has lifted a ban against Pacific Northwest-grown potatoes used for things like potato chips, but a ban on other fresh potatoes still remains because of a fear over a bacterium known as zebra chip, state officials announced Wednesday during ...From the archive

九月 23, 2012
El tizón tardio de la papa causado por Phytophtora infestans, en Bolivia
Boletín técnico elaborado por el proyecto "Evaluación del impacto de las variaciones climáticas en el manejo de la enfermedad tizón tardío de la papa en zonas endémicas altoandinas del departamento de Cochabamba". El equipo investigadores est...From the archive
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九月 21, 2012
Idaho Potato Industry task force to probe origin of ring rot in Idaho potatoes
The Idaho potato industry is forming a task force to trace the origin of a ring rot flare-up that's affected roughly 20 farms, mostly in the Magic Valley area. University of Idaho Extension seed potato pathologist Phil Nolte, who will likely head the ...From the archive

九月 20, 2012
Potato wart confirmed on Prince Edward Island
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has confirmed the presence of potato wart in two fields on separate farms in PEI. Potato wart poses no threat to human health or food safety. However, it is a quarantine pest that is regulated in Canada becau...From the archive

九月 14, 2012
Confirman siete focos de nematodo dorado en Chile
El Director Regional del Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero, SAG Región de Los Lagos, Alfredo Fröhlich, comunicó que, a la fecha, están confirmados siete potreros infestados con el nematodo dorado (Globodera rostochiensis), plaga cuarentenaria, que afecta el...From the archive

九月 03, 2012
University of Wisconsin scientists probe, attack late blight in potatoes
As the annual potato harvest begins, Wisconsin farmers continue to check their fields for late blight, the ferocious plant disease that caused the 1848 Irish potato famine and fueled massive emigration from Ireland.From the archive

八月 30, 2012
Using Pathogen Detection Test Kits for Rapid Potato Disease Diagnosis
The latest Focus on Potato Webcast from the Plant Management Network is available and addresses the use of Pathogen Detection Test Kits for Rapid Potato Disease Diagnosis: Using Pathogen Detection Test Kits for Rapid Potato Disease DiagnosisFrom the archive

