Diseases
Preventing and Managing Devastating Potato Late Blight Outbreaks
{Sponsored} Late blight can rapidly become severe; farmers can see it go from a few lesions to complete defoliation in just a few days. When vines are... more »
Late blight look-alike spotted in southern US
Jean Ristaino, a professor at North Carolina State University with emphasis in research on Phytophthora infestans, provided University of Wisconsin-Ma... more »
BioSafe Systems introduces new biological fungicide
BioSafe Systems has released PVent Biological Fungicide through a partnership between BioSafe and Lallemand Plant Care. Due to its active ingredien... more »
Blight hotlines to provide help for potato growers
Syngenta and prominent potato disease researchers from universities across the country will continue their partnerships on potato blight hotlines for ... more »
Reducing the Consistency of White Mold in Potatoes
{Sponsored} In areas where white mold is a problem, potato farmers can count on it showing up year after year. Disease pressure tends to be consistent... more »
Canopy environment in irrigation a key factor for managing late blight in semiarid environments
Late blight, caused by Phytophthora infestans, is typically not expected to be a problem in the Columbia Basin of Washington and Oregon because the di... more »
Potato virus detection training workshops set
Researchers are holding three potato virus detection training workshops in the United States this year – at Othello, Washington; Antigo, Wisconsin; ... more »
Progress on Dickeya
A new blackleg pathogen, Dickeya dianthicola, emerged in the eastern U.S. in 2015. Since then researchers have been working to find ways to control th... more »
Spore sampling project to alert growers of disease threat
A University of Idaho-led research team plans to start giving their state’s potato growers advanced warnings this season about the arrival of fungal... more »
A Deeper Look: Spotting PVY with drones
Seed certification experts gathered at this year’s Potato Expo in Orlando, Florida and discussed some of the challenges facing seed growers. Those c... more »
