El portal de la papa en Argentina
Blackleg is a costly disease in potatoes caused by several pectolytic bacteria that have the ability to infect and break down plant tissue, leading to storage losses and crop rejections.
Plenty of growers have a unique point of difference, something that makes them stand out from the crowd, and for Kerri Lamb it’s the way she grows potatoes.
China plans to import potatoes from Pakistan, said Ambassador Yao Jing on Friday.
Kanadas Kartoffelernte 2018 fällt etwas kleiner aus als im Vorjahr, und die Qualitäten wurden aufgrund der Witterungsverhältnisse oft beeinträchtigt.
In the December issue of the Badger Common’Tater magazine out of Wisconsin in the US, an article is featured in which specialists Paul Bethke and Troy Fishler tackle the matter of frost-damaged potatoes.
Thrips tabaci, noto come il tripide della cipolla, è un importante parassita polifago e vettore dell’agente dell’avvizzimento maculato del pomodoro (Tomato spotted wilt virus, TSWV), responsabile di epidemie sporadiche ma devastanti nella patata.
Around Rs 9-12 per kg is spent on potato farming, but, of this, Rs 6-8 per kg is production cost and Rs 3-4 per kg is spent on harvesting, packaging, cold storage and transportation.
Potato yields in the UK appear to be faltering and one expert believes a yield competition like that seen with wheat could help the sector get closer to three-digit yield figures.