St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
December 9, 2014
The potato industry never rests. Now that this year’s potato crops have been harvested, it’s time to make sure that this year’s yields are safely stored—and to plan management strategies for next year’s crop.
To help the potato industry on both of these fronts, the Plant Management Network has published two new ‘Focus on Potato’ webcast presentations.
“Update on Potato Sprout Control,” a webcast by Dr. Nora Olsen, Extension Potato Specialist at the University of Idaho, helps U.S. potato growers and industry personnel understand various sprout control options given the new advances in technology, new sprout control formulations, and more coordinated control programs. It was developed to help users create or fine-tune their individualized, integrated sprout control programs based on variety, storage conditions, and market.
“Root Lesion Nematode on Potato,” by Professor Ann MacGuidwin at the University of Wisconsin, was developed to help consultants, growers, and other practitioners scout and manage root lesion nematodes, the most common nematode pest in most potato fields. This presentation covers scouting, management timing, the options available to maintain population densities of root lesion nematodes below damaging levels, and the root lesion nematode’s connection to early dying disease.
These webcasts, as well as nearly 50 others are available through the Plant Management Network’s ‘Focus on Potato’ resource, located at www.plantmanagementnetwork.org/fop.
Webcasts on a variety of other crops can be found in PMN’s Education Center.
‘Focus on Potato’ is a publication of the Plant Management Network. To get the most out of the Plant Management Network’s full line of resources, please sign up for PMN’s free electronic newsletter, PMN Update.
The Plant Management Network (www.plantmanagementnetwork.org) is a nonprofit online publisher whose mission is to enhance the health, management, and production of agricultural and horticultural crops. PMN achieves this mission through applied, science-based resources, like ‘Focus on Potato.’
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