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An infestation of Potato Cyst Nematodes (PCN) is one of the most damaging pest problems facing our industry. Estimated annual yield losses could cost the sector as much as £26m.
You need to know your enemy if you want to fight it, says Martin Filion, an associate professor at the Université de Moncton.
Health Canada’s leading pesticide regulator is taking another look at its decision to ban a popular fungicide called Mancozeb that is used by many fruit and vegetable growers after the agency admitted its initial review banning the chemical ...
There’s been good news for potato lovers this week, with new research linking starchy food with humanity’s ascent to the top of the food chain.
The potato harvest has started in the Havza town of Samsun, a city located in northeastern Turkey. 20 varieties of potato are grown in 10 hectares and the productivity is around 3 tons per 1,000 square meters.
The cold, wet October weather on Prince Edward Island on the east coast of Canada is making for a difficult potato harvest.
Compared to the average of the last 3 years, all the criteria for the belgian potato harvest (yield, size and EPS) this year are the lowest recorded in the last 4 harvests.
Two cases of potato mop-top virus have been confirmed in Mid Canterbury, but many more are suspected, Biosecurity New Zealand says.