Columbia Root-Knot Nematode Impact on Potato
Found in the western US, Columbia root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne chitwoodi) infects potato roots and tubers, causing blemishes and defects that reduce quality.
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PAPAS Newsletter: Breeding for Nematode Resistance in Commercial Potato Varieties
Learn more about one of the objectives of the PAPAS project: to develop cultivars resistant to several nematodes that attack potatoes.
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PAPAS Newsletter: Systems Approach Controlling Nematodes in US Potato Production
Read our newsletter to learn more about the PAPAS project goals, research team, and industry impact of potato nematodes.
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Pale Cyst Nematode Diagnostics in Potato (Video)
Research to help determine the impact of pale cyst nematode population densities on different potato varieties.
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Potato Damage from Root Knot Nematodes (Video)
Damage to potatoes caused by northern root-knot and Columbia root-knot nematodes.
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Potato Nematode Soil Sampling Research (Video)
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.
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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.
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Southern Idaho Field Tour: Pale Cyst Nematode (Video)
The 2017 Snake River Pest Management Tour provides an update on work to control and eradicate the pale cyst nematode in Idaho.
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Researching Efficacy of Solanum Sisymbriifolium for Potato Nematode Management (Video)
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.
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Developing Pale Cyst Nematode Resistant Potatoes (Video)
Researchers at the University of Idaho College of Agricultural and Life Sciences are working to develop potatoes resistant to the pale cyst nematode.
