b'INDUSTRYNEWSFUNDING NEWS er organizations, the release notes. The CPC collaboratively works at the national P.E.I. Seed Potato Growers Receive Provincial Funds level to improve the economic well-being of the potato growers of Canada.Prince Edward Island seed potato growers will receive $1.19 million inVisit the website: potatoresearchcluster.cacompensation for the negative effects of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the provincial government says in a news release.We know COVID-19 has had a negative impact on our seed growers but reducing the volume of potatoes sold and adding extraordinary costs forRESEARCH NEWSdisposal of surplus potatoes, Bloyce Thompson, P.E.I. minister of agricultureNew Late Blight Resistance Gene Discoveredand land, says in the release. Researchers have found a diploid wild potato with a high resistance to the The Seed Potato Recovery Program is a $1.19 million fund for P.E.I. seedpathogen which causes late blight in potatoes, a news release from the Chi-potato growers who can prove how they have incurred extraordinary costsnese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and the James Hutton institute, says.associated with the pandemic, the release notes. Applications were open untilLate blight is caused Phytophthorainfestans. In the diploid potato re-Jan. 15, 2021. searchers found novel R genes using dRenSeq analysis, further transcriptional Seed growers are the foundation of a healthy potato industry, but thisanalysis identified the essential role of multiple signal transduction pathways has been a hard year for the seed sector, Jason Hayden, chairman of the P.E.I.and secondary metabolic pathways in plant immunity in the wild potato.Potato Board, says in the release. By putting relief dollars in the hands of"We found that the observed resistance in this wild potato was due to these producers, this program will help ensure our industry remains strongpreviously uncharacterized novel resistance genes," Guangcun Li, one of the and stable. scientists involved in the study, explains in the release. "We also discovered that photosynthesis was inhibited to promote the immune response."It is a new discovery that photosynthetic inhibition exists in potatoes, the release notes. However, the scientists also found the physical barrier of leaves INDUSTRY NEWS was very important.Canadian Potato Council Launches Research Website "The leaves of this wild potato are hard and show immunity when inoculat-The Canadian Potato Councils (CPC) Research Working Group has officiallyed with P. infestansat low concentration," says Li.launched its bilingual potato research website, the association says in a newsThis research provides new resources for potato late blight resistance release. breeding and a new theoretical basis for disease resistance breeding of The website has been designed to be the go to place for Cluster projectpotato. The study on this research was published in the August issue of results. Knowledge transfer is a critical part of the Cluster and its hopedPhytopathology.that the website will make this information accessible to all Canadian potato growers and other industry stakeholders, Tracy Shinners-Carnelley, chair of the CPC Research Working Group, says in the release.The research work detailed on the website is part of the work underwayStudy Finds No Need to Skip Spuds with Type 2 Diabetesin Canadian AgriScience Cluster for Horticulture 3, funded by the CanadianFor years people with type 2 Diabetes have been told to avoid eating potatoes Agricultural Partnership (CAP). due to their high glycemic index as they make it difficult to control blood sugar The website includes information, updates and extension materials aboutlevels, however a study published in Clinical Nutrition has found this might each of the eight research projects including: not be the case.Generate and Evaluate Integrated Pest Management Tools for WirewormIn a rigorously controlled clinical trial, including 24 adults with type 2 diabe-Control in Potatoes in Canada tes, it was found glycemic index is a not an accurate replacement for a personsCanadian Potato Early Dying Network (CanPEDNet) glycemic response to a food. The study specifically found participants had aPotato Variety Evaluation better nocturnal glycemic response when they ate a mixed meal with skinlessLate Blight: Tracking Pathogen Strains and their Characteristics white potatoes compared to a constant energy and macronutrient-matched Development of Regional Management Strategies and Decision-Makingmixed meal which included a low Glycemic Index carbohydrate food.Tools for Control of Colorado Potato Beetle Its rare that people eat foods in isolation, and findings from this study Increasing Profitability of Canadian Potato Producers by Controllingdemonstrate how other factors, such as the time of day or food pairings, need Common Scab to be considered, Brooke Devlin, the studys primary investigator at Australian Investigating the Occurrence and Distribution of Potato Tuber Necro- Catholic University in Melbourne, says in a news release about the study.sis-Inducing Viruses in Canada Participants in the study were provided the same breakfast and lunch, butEnhancement of Canadian Potato Industry through Smart Agriculture were randomly assigned to one of four dinners, each including either skinless The activities of the CPC are supported by the eleven provincial potato grow- white potatoes prepared in three different ways (boiled, roasted, boiled then DISEASE CONTROL FROM TOP TO BOTTOMDouble Nickel works on both soil-borne & foliar diseases,70 SPUDSMART.COM forming a barrier to infection.Only 4 hour re-entry & Zero PHI.WINTER 2021WWW.UAP.CA'