February 18, 2015
Dear Potato Friends,
I am happy to inform you that we have launched the third in our series of "Potato Today" web sites: Potato Research Today - www.potatoresearchtoday.wordpress.com. The site is an online information resource providing breaking news updates for those interested in current international potato research developments. It is also a companion site for the other two Potato Today sites - Potato News Today and Potato Talk Today.
Some of the latest posts on the site might be of interest to you:
Testing for Bacterial Ring Rot disease – SpudmanTV
Sherry Laug, Idaho Crop Improvement Association’s lab manager, demonstrates how to take stem end sample cores for testing of bacterial ring and the lab’s new Real-time PCR thermal cycler tests the samples for BRR.
US: Researchers employ unmanned aerial vehicles to identify potato diseases
Shelley Jansky, USDA ARS research geneticist and associate professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison, discusses her research utilizing unmanned aerial vehicles to identify potato diseases.
Secrets of Plant Genomes: Revealed – Potatoes vs Late Blight
Potatoes are a major food sources for people around the world, yet this noble starchy plant has a mortal enemy – potato blight. Scientists are working to understand the potato genome, and the blight, to eradicate this threat. Secrets of Plant Genomes: Revealed! takes viewers on a lively, upbeat journey that explores how these plants […]
Canada: Using research drones to increase potato production
A team of scientists from Agriculture and Agri Food Canada in New Brunswick is using drone technology and specialized cameras to help improve potato yields. It is a collaborative project between government, producers, McCain Foods and several regional organizations.
US: Soil health with potatoes and cover crops
North Dakota Soil and Water Conservation Society (NDSWCS) presents a day on soil health and potato production.
UK: Sarpo blight resistant potato varieties
Dr David Shaw of the Sarvari Trust talking about the various Sarpo blight and virus resistant varieties and their plant breeding methods. For more information visit http://www.sarvari-trust.org
Research potato harvest GoPro style
UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences is home to one of the world’s leading potato development programs. Much of the work on potatoes is done at the Hancock Agricultural Research Station in central Wisconsin. Former student, Ryan Curtin visited the station while they harvested the potato research plots and produced the video.
UK: Potato cyst nematode research and conference at Harper Adams University College
Researchers at Harper Adams University College are investigating whether temperature and climate change affect the growth of a common potato pest found in two thirds of the UK’s crop fields – potato cyst nematode. Around 60 delegates from 16 countries have gathered at Harper Adams University College for the third Potato Cyst Nematode Conference.
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Lukie Pieterse
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