Diseases
Improving phosphite performance for pink rot control
Pink rot, caused by the oomycete pathogen Phytophthora erythroseptica, can cause significant problems in potato production. Pink rot is typically more... more »
University of Idaho researchers offer tips on potato disease, harvesting, irrigation
Educational sessions were packed as potato growers learned about strategies to fight crop diseases at the 52nd Idaho Potato Conference, hosted by the... more »
Summit Agro launches new website, fungicide for late blight, fusarium, rhizoctonia
Summit Agro USA has launched a new website designed from the ground up to be a solutions-centric tool for growers, dealers, consultants and PCAs. "... more »
Potato plants most at risk of PVY during first three weeks
Potato virus Y is the most economically important and devastating aphid-transmitted virus, affecting both tuber yield and quality. The virus is also a... more »
Wilbur-Ellis launches Embrece-EA crop protection performance booster
Wilbur-Ellis Co. has launched Embrece-EA, a blend of surfactants designed to elevate the performance of fungicides, insecticides and miticides ... more »
Study shows placement of fumigant metam sodium key to effectiveness
Decades of proven results show that the widely used soil fumigant metam sodium is a reliable tool for suppressing weeds, diseases and nematodes. Bu... more »
Powdery scab focus of next World Potato Congress webinar
The next World Potato Congress webinar will address the topic of powdery scab. “Powdery Scab — Integrated Disease Management and Reducing R... more »
Dutch potato growers criticized for overusing fungicides by agronomist
Scottish agronomist Denis Buckley says the dwindling arsenal of fungicides available to European potato growers has them using the ones that are avail... more »
Fungicide OxiDate 5.0 approved for use in California
BioSafe Systems has announced that OxiDate 5.0, a bactericide/fungicide, has been approved in California. With this approval, BioSafe Systems can now ... more »
Gowan acquires late blight, rhizoctonia protection agents from Bayer
Gowan Crop Protection Limited, an affiliate of Gowan Co. LLC., has entered into agreements with Bayer AG to acquire rights to the active ingredients f... more »
