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Life stages: eggs, larvae, pupae, adult beetles. Flea beetles overwinter as adults in plant litter on the soil surface. In the spring, adults move to potato fields and feed on the developing foliage. Females lay eggs in…
Life stages: eggs, larvae, pupae, adult beetles. The Colorado potato beetle (CPB) is one of the most serious insect pests of potatoes. The feeding damagecaused by CPB will drastically reduce yield if no effective control is applied.Weather…
The Canada-Manitoba Crop Diversification Center (CMCDC) is looking for ways to reduce the labor involved in removing green potato vines in the fall. The practice is marketed as a way to combat pathogens such as black dot,…
Ethiopia has given the green light to carry out observation field trials for genetically modified potatoes that are said to be resistant to blight, a move seen as a further sign of the country’s growing embrace of…
Due to the present fertilizer shortage and rising production costs, efficient nitrogen fertilization is becoming more and more important. Years of research on the Royal Avebe’s trial and demo fields show that the company was able to…
Consumption and demand continue to return to pre-pandemic levels with the current cost of living crisis influencing consumption also, according to the Irish Farmers Association’s (IFA) weekly potato market report. According to IFA, growers in Ireland continue to prepare…
Members of the Global Culinary Innovators Association (GCIA) learned about potato trends and witnessed a culinary demonstration at the Potatoes USA Spud Lab in late August. According to the industry body, the event showcased U.S. potatoes as…
The increasingly unpredictable climate is triggering a new set of challenges to the Scottish potato industry, where milder summers and winters are leading to an increasing risk of virus transmission in seed crops, writes Donald Paterson, cereal…
Wageningen / Enkhuizen, May 16, 2022 – Hybrid potato innovator Solynta and seed enhancement company Incotec announced at the International Seed Federation (ISF) congress today they have entered in a collaboration agreement. By combining forces, the group will…
Solynta team member Ernst-Jan Eggers, Trait Discovery Researcher was awarded the 2022 University Fund Wageningen reward. The prize is awarded to a WUR-researcher, younger than 40 years of age, who has published an outstanding and original scientific article…
Funding will be used to accelerate Solynta’s ambition to unlock the full potential of potatoes Hybrid Potato Breeding Company Solynta, based in Wageningen, the Netherlands, closed its Series C funding round raising € 21 million from a…
Ernst-Jan Eggers1,2, Ate van der Burgt1, Sjaak A. W. van Heusden2, Michiel E. de Vries@ 1, Richard G. F. Visser©2, Christian W. B. Bachem©2и & Pim Lindhout1 Genetic gain in potato is hampered by the heterozygous tetraploid genome of cultivated…
