Category: Diseases
EPA approves label changes to Adama fungicide Mastercop
Adama announced recently that the EPA has approved changes to the label of Mastercop fungicide/bactericide. State approvals are pending.
Agriculture production costs on the rise
Costs for agricultural inputs and crop protection agents are on the rise, reports North American Potato Market News (NAPMN).
USDA ARS pushes forward on late blight research with wild potatoes
Of the 72 species of wild potatoes examined, 12 of them showed high levels of leaf resistance that had never been documented before.
Miller Research to hold series of virtual potato disease, pest management webinars
One IDSA pesticide recertification credit and one CCA (PM) have been awarded to each of the potato disease management sessions.
BASF’s Cevya fungicide gets EPA approval for potatoes, other crops
Cevya from BASF fungicide recently received EPA registration on additional crop groups including root vegetables.
Researchers advance knowledge of late blight gene makeup
Studies done in Indonesia by U.S. researchers have shown a late blight gene introduced from Europe has mutated into a new gene native to the region.
Potato wart confirmed in two Prince Edward Island fields
Potato wart has been confirmed in Prince Edward Island. According to tracking data, no seed from those fields has been shipped to the U.S. in four years.
