Diseases
All fresh potatoes from PEI halted to US due to potato wart cases
The National Potato Council (NPC) and grower organizations throughout the United States welcomed the Nov. 22 announcement by Canada's Acting Chief Pla... more »
Potato wart detected in PEI fields, seed suspended to US
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) recently reported the detection of potato wart in two fields where potatoes were being grown for processing... more »
USDA keeping close eye on imports that can carry brown rot
USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will conduct annual certification visits in peak harvesting time to offshore U.S. during 202... more »
APHIS to ramp up testing for potato brown rot pathogen
USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service will begin testing randomly selected imported Pelargonium (geranium) plant material for the bacter... more »
Trials of new ‘hybrid’ fungicide show effectiveness against early blight
The global search for plant-protection solutions that are both environmentally safe and effectiveness is driven by the need to supply food to the ever... more »
AgBiome submits combo fungicide Esendo for EPA approval
AgBiome announced Aug. 10 the submission of its Esendo fungicide to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for review. Pending EPA registration,... more »
Wild potato relatives help fight late blight
Late blight, caused by Phytophthora infestans, is one of the most threatening pathogenic diseases in potatoes. It is estimated that losses due to late... more »
Late blight in potatoes confirmed in Central Wisconsin
Late blight (US-23 strain) has been confirmed in Portage County, Wisconsin, it was announced July 28. Amanda Gevens, University of Wisconsin Chair,... more »
USDA ARS announces advancement in treating plant bacteria
USDA Agricultural Research Service announced July 14 that it has found an innovative way to treat pathogens (harmful bacteria) and pests in citrus tre... more »
Irish potato famine pathogen still present around the world
North Carolina State University researchers continue to track the evolution of different strains of the plant pathogen that caused the Irish potato fa... more »
