Pale Cyst Nematode in Idaho: A Grower’s Perspective (Video)
Searle Farms owner-grower Bryan Searle, (Shelley, Idaho) recounts the challenges of pale cyst nematode detection in 2006.
Searle Farms owner-grower Bryan Searle, (Shelley, Idaho) recounts the challenges of pale cyst nematode detection in 2006.
The 2017 Snake River Pest Management Tour provides an update on work to control and eradicate the pale cyst nematode in Idaho.
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.
Researchers at the University of Idaho College of Agricultural and Life Sciences are working to develop potatoes resistant to the pale cyst nematode.
Widespread across cooler climates, northern root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne hapla) causes internal and external tuber damage that reduces potato quality.
PAPAS is studying litchi tomato (Solanum sisymbriifolium) for the plant’s genetic immunity to several potato nematode species.
Targeted efforts in potato breeding programs can increase nematode resistance over time.
PAPAS is developing computational tools with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to support potato nematode detection, mitigation, and management.
Research addressing the potential profitability of nematode resistant potato varieties.
Developing potato cyst nematode resistance in widely-grown russet market class potato varieties.