The damage caused by some potato nematodes isn’t always visible on the surface of the tuber. Gabby Studebaker, master’s student at Oregon State University College of Agricultural Sciences, shows us examples of potato damage from root-knot nematodes.
In addition to reducing potato yield, northern root-knot and Columbia root-knot nematodes cause internal and external tuber defects that lower market value and may result in crop rejection.
See how extracts from litchi tomato (Solanum sisymbriifolium) are made afrom plant material for potato nematode research.
PAPAS and the Cornell Potato Breeding Program work towards developing cultivars that are compatible with growers’ production systems and resistant to nematodes.
PAPAS and the Cornell Potato Breeding Program plant multiple elite breeding clones to evaluate nematode resistance.
How deep do potato nematodes go in the soil and how much do they move? Hans Mejia shares how the PAPAS team is finding answers and solutions for these potato grower concerns.
Introduction into Washington State University’s Potato Research Group: research projects, partnerships, and extension outreach.
Researchers see promising results studying the efficacy of Solanum sisymbriifolium (litichi tomato or sticky nightshade) as a non-host trap crop to help eliminate pale cyst nematode in eastern Idaho.