Noticias sobre los Defectos y Enfermedades de la Papa de Los Estados Unidos

Lobster shells and soil
Diciembre 22, 2022
University of Maine researchers are testing lobster shells to thwart potato soil pathogens
Scientists at the University of Maine are evaluating if lobster shells can cultivate beneficial microbial communities that ward off soil borne potato pathogens.
New Antibiotic Comes From a Pathogenic Bacterium in Potatoes
Noviembre 01, 2022
Nuevo antibiótico Solanimicina descubierto en una bacteria patógena en papas (Dickeya solani)
La creciente amenaza de la resistencia a los antimicrobianos ha llevado a los investigadores a buscar nuevos compuestos en todas partes. Esta semana en mBio, un equipo multinacional de investigadores en Europa informa sobre el descubrimiento de un nuevo antibiótico antifúngico llamado solanimicina.
Isabel Vales, Ph.D., Texas A&M AgriLife potato breeder, shows off the experimental clone COTX08063-2Ru, which could be selected to make french fries. (Courtesy: Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Kay Ledbetter)
Septiembre 04, 2022
Texas A&M Potato Breeding Program targets french fry, chipping, fresh markets
New potato varieties bred by the Texas A&M Potato Breeding Program could enter the french fry market before long, said Isabel Vales, Ph.D., Texas A&M AgriLife potato breeder in the Department of Horticultural Sciences
Getting potato crops off to a strong, healthy start can lead to better tuber distribution and greater uniformity at harvest, both of which are important for marketability and profit potential.
Agosto 24, 2022
Syngenta: How to give your potato crop the strongest possible start
As potato growers are working to maximize their yield potential for the 2022 harvest, it's also time to start thinking about maximizing crop potential for the 2023 season.
Potato LEAF Awards 2022-23 Scholarship to Paige Hickman
Agosto 14, 2022
Potato LEAF Awards 2022-23 Scholarship to Paige Hickman
The Potato Leadership, Education, and Advancement Foundation (Potato LEAF) awards its 2022-23 Academic Scholarship to Paige Hickman, a Ph.D. student at University of Idaho, studying plant-parasitic nematodes, insect pests, and diseases of potato.
Moriah Schutt, a Montana State University student, picks potato leaf samples on July 12, 2022. Samples are randomly collected between each flag. Courtesy: Ridley Hudson/Chronicle
Julio 16, 2022
Students gain experience working in MSU's seed potato program
Students in tank tops with sunscreen-dotted noses walked down the rows of a potato field, frequently bending over to pluck leaves for sample boxes headed to the MSU potato lab.
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Participants gather at the 2019 WSU Potato Field Day at Othello.
Junio 16, 2022
June 23: WSU Potato Field Day offers a look at seed and pest studies, virus-sniffing dog
At their 400-acre Othello research farm, Washington State University scientists study seed quality, new varieties, pests, and growing practices to help Northwest potatoes thrive
A depiction of the process for the elimination of amylose starch in a potato. Courtesy: Texas A&M AgriLife graphic
Mayo 28, 2022
Texas A&M AgriLife researchers use CRISPR technology to modify starches in potatoes
Humble potatoes are a rich source not only of dietary carbohydrates for humans, but also of starches for numerous industrial applications. Texas A&M AgriLife scientists are learning how to alter the ratio of potatoes’
‘Super pest’ Colorado potato beetles have the genetic resources to sidestep their attacks
Febrero 21, 2022
Colorado potato beetles have the genetic resources to sidestep our insecticides
The Colorado potato beetle has evolved resistance to more than 50 different kinds of insecticides, making the insect a 'super pest' that wreaks havoc on potatoes around the world.
The University of Idaho’s new Seed Potato Germplasm Laboratory in Moscow, shown here Oct. 22, will go operational before the end of 2021.
Noviembre 16, 2021
University of Idaho new seed potato lab to open this year.
The University of Idaho is close to opening a new Seed Potato Germplasm Laboratory, which is the place where most Idaho potatoes are 'born'.
Study author Natalie Kaiser crossbreeding potatoes that have strong Colorado potato beetle resistance to potatoes with good tuber production in the greenhouse. She is using small forceps to select the male part of the flower, the anthers. Credit: Natalie
Septiembre 30, 2021
Breeding beetle-resistant potatoes
In a new study, published in Crop Science, researchers describe genetic tools to develop potato varieties with improved natural resistance to the Colorado potato beetle
Aroostook County potato experts expect high quality crop in 2021
Septiembre 14, 2021
Aroostook County potato experts expect high quality crop in 2021
Aroostook County agricultural growers are predicting a higher quantity and quality of potato crop than was produced in 2020, due to the less severe weather this summer.
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Agosto 29, 2021
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New University of Maine research hub to focus on Potato Virus Y
Agosto 22, 2021
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Greater understanding of the biology of one of the most destructive plant viruses to potato crops will be the focus of a research hub at the University of Maine.
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Diciembre 29, 2020
Chemical composition of wild potato relative contributes to its resistance to pathogen
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Potato brown rot bacteria found in Michigan greenhouse
Abril 27, 2020
Potato brown rot bacteria found in Michigan greenhouse in Geraniums
The United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the detection of Ralstonia solanacearum race 3 biovar 2 (RSr3b2) in a single variety of geranium plants located in a Michigan greenhouse.
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Febrero 26, 2020
Potato plants at highest risk of potato virus Y infection 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 major cause of seed potato degeneration, which leads to regular flushing out of seed potatoes.

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