Researching the potential for breeding PCN-resistant russet varieties, an important step toward developing more PCN-resistant potato varieties for a stronger potato industry.
The PAPAS 2024 annual report showcases significant progress made in research for systems approach to potato nematode management.
Advancing potato varieties with resistance to Columbia root-knot nematode (CRKN) through genomic prediction.
Found in the western US, Columbia root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne chitwoodi) infects potato roots and tubers, causing blemishes and defects that reduce quality.
See how extracts from litchi tomato (Solanum sisymbriifolium) are made afrom plant material for potato nematode research.
Introduction into Washington State University’s Potato Research Group: research projects, partnerships, and extension outreach.
Planting quinoa could provide a profitable rotation crop for potato farmers in eastern Idaho who are dealing with an infestation of pale cyst nematode (PCN).
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.
Research to help determine the impact of pale cyst nematode population densities on different potato varieties.