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The global fertilizer market, like food, cannot recover without Russia as the largest participant, First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov told reporters. He heads the Russian delegation at the APEC forum in Bangkok.Belousov: Russia did not experience…
Slugs are mollusks. They have soft, unsegmented, whitish-yellow to black bodies ranging from 6–25 mm long. Slugs are usually found in moist places. They come out of hiding at night to feed by rasping holes in tubers…
Life stages: eggs, larvae, pupae, adults.The tortoise beetle is an occasional pest of potatoes; it has been detected feeding on potato leaves in wet years. Tortoise beetles are small,about half a centimetre long, with bodies that resemble…
In collaboration with William Masters at Tufts University, Chris Said from Apollo Academic Surveys asked leaders, fellows, and awardees of the American Society of Agronomy, the American Society of Animal Science, and the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association about their views…
Life stages: eggs, nymphs, adults.Feeding by adults does not cause significant damage to potato plants. However, the nymphs inject a toxin that causes “psyllid yellows.”❚ Adults. Adults are about 2 mm long and resemble small cicadas. Their…
Life stages: Eggs, larvae, pupae, adults.Adults are occasionally found feeding on potato foliage and may also be found on a wide variety of plant species, including grapevine. Their peak numbers usually occur by the middle of August.Adults…
Life stages: eggs, larvae, pupae, adult beetles.Several species of blister beetles may feed on potatoes. They are slender insects, 1–2 cm long, and may be black, grey with black spots, or striped black and yellow. Blister beetles…
Life stages: eggs, larvae, pupae, adult flies.Occasionally, the seedcorn maggot is a pest of potatoes. Adult females lay eggs in the soil, either on decaying organic matter or seed pieces. After hatching, maggots attack the seed piece…
University of Idaho Extension has published a new bulletin to help potato farmers recognize the symptoms of bacterial ring rot (BRR) and protect their operations from this devastating potato crop disease. Idaho hasn’t had a ring rot flareup in…
Supplies of fresh potatoes in Tasmania’s supermarkets are low, with a major grower forced to temporarily halt harvesting as weather conditions make it too wet to get tractors onto paddocks, as Fiona Breen, Laurissa Smith, and Tony Briscoe reports for ABC Rural. “We…
A survey from The Packer magazine is seeking input for the publication’s Nov. 14 “Potato and Onion Marketing” section, as Tom Karst, Editor Emeritus at The Packer reports. Marketers who handle potatoes and/or onions are encouraged to give their…
The ADAPT project aims at developing new strategies to make potatoes fit for the challenging growth conditions of the future. Similarly, variety testing needs new strategies to identify and understand the tolerance of different varieties and to support…
