Canadá: Common scab complexities
You need to know your enemy if you want to fight it, says Martin Filion, an associate professor at the Université de Moncton.
Norte Am. 30/10/2018
Important potato fungicide Mancozeb to be banned in Canada?
Health Canada’s leading pesticide regulator is taking another look at its decision to ban a popular fungicide called Mancozeb that is used by many fruit and vegetable growers after the agency admitted its initial review banning the chemical ...
Norte Am. 30/10/2018
Curiosidades: According to this new study, the key to human evolution may be… potatoes?
There’s been good news for potato lovers this week, with new research linking starchy food with humanity’s ascent to the top of the food chain.
Norte Am. 30/10/2018
Turquia: News about potato production across the country
The potato harvest has started in the Havza town of Samsun, a city located in northeastern Turkey. 20 varieties of potato are grown in 10 hectares and the productivity is around 3 tons per 1,000 square meters.
Asia 30/10/2018
Canadá: Cold, wet weather a challenge for Prince Edward Island potato farmers
The cold, wet October weather on Prince Edward Island on the east coast of Canada is making for a difficult potato harvest.
Europa 30/10/2018
Belgica: Potato yield, size and EPS are the lowest in the last 4 harvests
Compared to the average of the last 3 years, all the criteria for the belgian potato harvest (yield, size and EPS) this year are the lowest recorded in the last 4 harvests.
Europa 30/10/2018
Nueva Zelanda: More potato virus cases suspected
Two cases of potato mop-top virus have been confirmed in Mid Canterbury, but many more are suspected, Biosecurity New Zealand says.
Europa 30/10/2018
Polonia: Choroby przechowalnicze pod kontrolą
W czasie długotrwałego przechowywania ziemniaków w profesjonalnych przechowalniach, wilgotność powinna wynosić 90–95%. Temperatura dla sadzeniaków i ziemniaków na cele gorzelnicze to ok. 2–4 st. C, dla ziemniaków jadalnych – 4–6 st. C, a ziemniaków
Europa 30/10/2018