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.
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Nematode Research Helping Potato Farmers – UI CALS Newsletter
The researchers will target two species of potato cyst nematodes — the pale cyst nematode, which is known in the U.S. to exist only in a small area of eastern Idaho, and the golden nematode, found in New York.
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PAPAS Announces Plan to Combat Potato Nematodes
A team of scientists and researchers named Potatoes & Pests – Actionable Science Against Nematodes (PAPAS) announced today their plans to address industry-wide challenges in managing potato nematodes.
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Northern Root-Knot Nematode Impact on Potato
Widespread across cooler climates, northern root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne hapla) causes internal and external tuber damage that reduces potato quality.
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Success in Developing Nematode Resistant Potatoes
Targeted efforts in potato breeding programs can increase nematode resistance over time.
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Breeding Potatoes for Columbia Root-Knot Nematode Resistance
Research into breeding resistance to Columbia root-knot nematode into commercial potato varieties.
