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Spring 2021

Beware of Potato Diseases which are Soil-borne Yield Robbers

Eugenia Banks -
There are several seed-borne diseases to check your seed for this growing season. Several seed-borne potato diseases have the potential to reduce plant stand early...
Tater Tales

Revisiting the Impact of Heat Stress on Potatoes

Eugenia Banks -
Heat during the growing season is causing disease problems for potato growers. Hot, dry summers have become more prevalent in Ontario and elsewhere during the...
Diseases

A Better Tuber Rotter — Pectobacterium Parmentieri

Eugenia Banks -
Last spring, I was wondering whether the incidence of Dickeya dianthicola was expected to be high in 2020, so I reached out to Steve...
Fall 2020

Tater Tales — An Outstanding Chipping Variety

Eugenia Banks -
SP327 is a new chipping potato variety developed in Ontario by Peter Vander Zaag. New varieties are crucial to the health and growth of the...
Summer 2020

Tater Tales: What’s New in Potato Production?

Staff -
In this column I’m looking at three aspects of potato production — the risk of insecticide resistance in Colorado potato beetles (CPBs), “lazy” potato...
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Spring 2021

Beware of Potato Diseases which are Soil-borne Yield Robbers

Eugenia Banks -
There are several seed-borne diseases to check your seed for this growing season. Several seed-borne potato diseases have the potential to reduce plant stand early...
Tater Tales

Revisiting the Impact of Heat Stress on Potatoes

Eugenia Banks -
Heat during the growing season is causing disease problems for potato growers. Hot, dry summers have become more prevalent in Ontario and elsewhere during the...
Diseases

A Better Tuber Rotter — Pectobacterium Parmentieri

Eugenia Banks -
Last spring, I was wondering whether the incidence of Dickeya dianthicola was expected to be high in 2020, so I reached out to Steve...
Fall 2020

Tater Tales — An Outstanding Chipping Variety

Eugenia Banks -
SP327 is a new chipping potato variety developed in Ontario by Peter Vander Zaag. New varieties are crucial to the health and growth of the...
Summer 2020

Tater Tales: What’s New in Potato Production?

Staff -
In this column I’m looking at three aspects of potato production — the risk of insecticide resistance in Colorado potato beetles (CPBs), “lazy” potato...
123Page 3 of 3
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