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Kenyan Farmers Embrace Late Blight Resistant Potatoes for Sustainable Agriculture and Enhanced Food Security Farmers and stakeholders gathered at the Agricultural Training Center (ATC) in Soilo, Kenya, on July 3, 2024, to discuss the potential introduction of…
A genetically tailored pesticide has emerged as a game-changer in pest control, effectively eradicating the notorious Colorado potato beetle while sparing other insects, including its kin. The innovative RNA interference technology behind the spray named Calantha by…
Plant pathogens (phytopathogens) of food crops are a major constraint on agricultural production worldwide. These phytopathogens are responsible for huge yield losses during pre-harvest, storage and the transportation of crops. It has been estimated that globally, 20–30%…
Black dot is a tuber blemish disease of potatoes, caused by Colletotrichum coccodes. Nowadays this is becoming severe constraint for potato production worldwide. Black dot takes its name from the tiny jet black microsclerotia that are just…
Powdery scab (Spongospora subterranea) is a fungal blemish disease of potatoes (https://gd.eppo.int/taxon/SPONSU). The “powder” is comprised of spore balls (cystosori) that are released into the soil and can survive up to ten years. These release motile zoospores…
As the potato harvest season kicks off in northern Spain, the agricultural sector is facing a mix of promising market conditions and variable yields. Despite normal yields in the Duero basin and a significant drop in Andalusia,…
There are some online databases on resistance cases across the world. The European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO) also developed such a database. This includes information on approved cases of resistance to active substances of plant…
Potato late blight is one of the most devastating diseases of potato. In conventional potato production, this mainly controls through a lot of applications of chemical fungicides. Overuse of such products has a risk of pathogen developing…
Coordinated Efforts to Safeguard Antioquia's Potato Crops In a proactive move to protect the potato crops of Antioquia, various government and agricultural organizations are joining forces to prevent the spread of the devastating 'purple tip' disease. This…
The main virus species in many potato growing regions is Potato Virus Y (PVY). Primary infection of PVY occurs in the growing season and is aphid-borne. The Peach-potato aphid, Myzus persicae, is considered the most efficient vector…
Silver scurf, caused by the fungus Helminthosporium solani, is primarily a blemish disease of potato (Solanum tuberosum) that has become economically important in recent years. Disease symptoms appear on tubers, but not on the haulm or roots,…
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