Agronomy

Agronomy

Vietnam: Growing out of poverty with potato

The cliché of Asian agriculture is endless fields with rice. But there is literally and figuratively speaking room for the potato. The project ‘Growing out...

More tools for wireworm control

Two wireworm experts have developed innovative traps that target the adult stage of wireworms, called click beetles. Two researchers have done extensive work to improve...

U.S. Researchers program drone to hunt PVY in potatoes

U.S. researchers say they’ve pinpointed individual spud plants infected with potato virus Y with 90 per cent accuracy, using hyperspectral cameras mounted on drones. Donna...

Spud-based research taking root at University of Lethbridge

Potatoes inspire millions of dollars of investment in research and infrastructure in southern Alberta. Lab-based research gets underway Jan. 16 at the University of Lethbridge...

Idaho potato outlook somewhat brighter in 2017

For Idaho growers looking for a bright spot in 2017, potatoes might be that crop — if potatoes are already part of the rotation. Though Idaho...

Aprovia label expanded to include major potato diseases

Syngenta Canada Inc. has announced the expansion of the Aprovia fungicide label to include additional soil-borne diseases affecting potato production, including Verticillium wilt, one...

Vietnam: Growing out of poverty with potato

The cliché of Asian agriculture is endless fields with rice. But there is literally and figuratively speaking room for the potato. The project ‘Growing out...

More tools for wireworm control

Two wireworm experts have developed innovative traps that target the adult stage of wireworms, called click beetles. Two researchers have done extensive work to improve...

U.S. Researchers program drone to hunt PVY in potatoes

U.S. researchers say they’ve pinpointed individual spud plants infected with potato virus Y with 90 per cent accuracy, using hyperspectral cameras mounted on drones. Donna...

Spud-based research taking root at University of Lethbridge

Potatoes inspire millions of dollars of investment in research and infrastructure in southern Alberta. Lab-based research gets underway Jan. 16 at the University of Lethbridge...

Idaho potato outlook somewhat brighter in 2017

For Idaho growers looking for a bright spot in 2017, potatoes might be that crop — if potatoes are already part of the rotation. Though Idaho...

Aprovia label expanded to include major potato diseases

Syngenta Canada Inc. has announced the expansion of the Aprovia fungicide label to include additional soil-borne diseases affecting potato production, including Verticillium wilt, one...