EEUU: Heat, psyllids threaten late potatoes
High Plains potato harvest is underway, psyllids are threatening unharvested fields and new varieties are showing lots of promise. That’s part of the information gleaned from a recent field day near Springlake, Texas.
About 60 producers and researchers gathered recently for the 25th annual Texas Potato Breeding and Variety Development Program field day in the Bruce Barrett potato fields.
The potato breeding program is conducted by Texas A&M AgriLife Research and the Texas A&M University department of horticultural sciences under the direction of potato breeder Dr. Creighton Miller in College Station.
Miller has developed the program over the past 40 years to breed high-quality, high-producing potatoes for the fresh, chipping and storage markets. He conducts breeding trials near Springlake with Barrett Farms and near Dalhart with CSS Farms.
Fuente: http://southwestfarmpress.com/vegetables/heat-psyllids-threaten-late-potatoes
