AGROTECHNOLOGY
Heat Stress
Necrotic spots often develop on leaflets when temperatures remain high for several days.
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Tipburn
This disorder develops when water transpires from leaves more rapidly than it can be absorbed from the soil. This usually occurs under hot, dry, windy conditions.
AGROTECHNOLOGY
Potato Fungicide Approved by the Canadian Government
The Canadian government approves the use of the fungicide Minuet on potatoes. Crops are shielded by Minuet from diseases including rhizoctonia root rot, black scurf, and stem canker. FRAC Group BM02 Bacillus subtilis strain QST 713 is…
AGROTECHNOLOGY
Weeds-off Quinoa. It Fits Well Into Potato Crop Rotation
Future field tests at the University of Idaho’s (U of I) Aberdeen Research and Extension Center could enable Eastern Idaho farmers who grow quinoa, a grain that fits well into potato crop rotation, to have the first…
AGROTECHNOLOGY
Creating Ideal Soil Structure Conditions for Potato Sowing
Traditionally, potato growers prepare their potato beds for the following spring in the late autumn, when their other crops require less attention. The time-tested method provides advantages, but it also raises issues, such as a decline in…
AGROTECHNOLOGY
Potato Starch Global Market Report 2023: Future Market for Potato Starch-Based Bioplastics Presents Opportunities
In terms of value, the potato starch market is projected to reach USD 5.60 billion by 2029, at a CAGR of 3.9% from 2022 to 2029, while in terms of volume, this market is projected to reach…
Seeds
Bayern made an incredible breakthrough. This will affect the whole country – Larisa Bekuzarova
GC PD "Bavaria", which includes the company "FAT-AGRO", has made an incredible breakthrough in the development of potato growing. This opinion was shared with the correspondent of the "15th Region" by the general director of the agro-industrial…
AGROTECHNOLOGY
Modernizing CFIA’s P.E.I. Long-Term Management Plan to Address Potato Wart
The Long Term Management Plan to address potato wart on Canada’s Prince Edward Island (P.E.I.) was “modernized” recently, according to a statement from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) to the U.S. The news was made in…
AGROTECHNOLOGY
Hot Soil Damage
Tips of emerging sprouts are burned by hot, sandy soil.
AGROTECHNOLOGY
Distorted
Long periods of either cool or hot weather cause distorted growth. The leaf on the left shows puckering caused byhot weather. The leaf on the right shows normalgrowth.
New potato variety
Uzbek breeders have developed an ultra-early potato variety
Breeders of the Research Institute of Vegetable, Melon and Potatoes under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Uzbekistan have created an early variety of potatoes "Tashkent Fairy Tale", suitable for the soil and climatic conditions…
AGROTECHNOLOGY
Edema
Edema is a physiological disorder that develops when plants absorb water faster than it can be lost from leaf surfaces. This causes swellings that appear initially aspale-green or water-soaked blisters or bumps. Older leaves are more affected…