PAPAS is optimizing and developing new diagnostic methods for potato nematodes, including pale cyst nematode. Ph.D. candidate and research associate Paige Hickman, University of Idaho, shows the process of examining pale cyst nematode infestations in potatoes. This research will help determine the impact of pale cyst nematode population densities on different potato varieties to create predictive models for reproduction and yield loss.
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.
PAPAS and the Cornell Potato Breeding Program work towards developing cultivars that are compatible with growers’ production systems and resistant to nematodes.
See how extracts from litchi tomato (Solanum sisymbriifolium) are made afrom plant material for potato nematode research.
Damage to potatoes caused by northern root-knot and Columbia root-knot nematodes.
The 2017 Snake River Pest Management Tour provides an update on work to control and eradicate the pale cyst nematode in Idaho.