Potatoes

Review of the use of maleic hydrazide for potato volunteer control (2006)

31 January 2022

Review of the use of maleic hydrazide for potato volunteer control (2006)

Review (2006) of the use of maleic hydrazide for potato volunteer control

Evaluation of the efficacy and timing of molluscicide treatments

19 November 2021

Evaluation of the efficacy and timing of molluscicide treatments

Research report on comparative efficacy of slug control options including ferric phosphate

Improved seed potato management to minimise losses due to blackleg and Pectobacterium species

26 August 2021

Improved seed potato management to minimise losses due to blackleg and Pectobacterium species

Improved seed potato management to minimise losses due to blackleg (2017-2020)

Assessing the impact of root lesion nematode infestations on the production of potatoes

4 February 2022

Assessing the impact of root lesion nematode infestations on the production of potatoes

Lesion nematodes and their effect on potato yields

Identification of avirulence genes in potato cyst nematodes to assess the durability of varietal resistance

11 August 2021

Identification of avirulence genes in potato cyst nematodes to assess the durability of varietal resistance

Research report on durability of resistance

Pyramiding resistances to potato cyst nematodes to produce potato cultivars with durable and broad-spectrum resistance

11 August 2021

Pyramiding resistances to potato cyst nematodes to produce potato cultivars with durable and broad-spectrum resistance

Pyramiding resistances to potato cyst nematodes to produce potato cultivars with durable and broad-spectrum resistance

Assessment of variety tolerance to potato cyst nematode (PCN) damage (2015-2018)

18 August 2021

Assessment of variety tolerance to potato cyst nematode (PCN) damage (2015-2018)

The project is evaluating the use of pallet boxes (120 cm x 100 cm, internal depth 72 cm lined with Mypex) to assess varietal tolerance to Globodera pallida.

BlightSense: spatiotemporal analyses of potato late blight outbreaks in Great Britain

10 January 2023

BlightSense: spatiotemporal analyses of potato late blight outbreaks in Great Britain

Late blight populations in GB

Evaluation of the efficacy of biofumigant crops for management of potato cyst nematodes

26 January 2022

Evaluation of the efficacy of biofumigant crops for management of potato cyst nematodes

Research report on field trials to assess the effectiveness of biofumigation for PCN management

Evaluation of alternative growing media for the production of healthy potato mini-tubers

4 February 2022

Evaluation of alternative growing media for the production of healthy potato mini-tubers

Research report on growing media for mini-tuber production (2020)

Improving sulphur recommendations for potatoes

4 February 2022

Improving sulphur recommendations for potatoes

Review of the implications of sulphur deficiency in potato crops

Development of a PCN population advisory tool that provides robust advice and management

11 December 2019

Development of a PCN population advisory tool that provides robust advice and management

Research report

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