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Contents tagged with potatoes
17 February 2022
Information on the control and management of late blight in potato crops
26 August 2021
Routes of Pectobacterium atrosepticum (Pba) contamination of high-grade seed potatoes
4 August 2021
Application of machine learning to improve the prediction of blackleg (Pectobacterium atrosepticum) disease risk in potatoes
18 August 2021
A literature review of the root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne species) that pose a threat to potato production in GB
17 February 2022
Resources for the control and management of PCN in potato crops
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23 March 2022
The crop protection treater group is made up of technical experts across the industry. It exists to provide advice on key issues affecting the industry, with findings and conclusions delivered through AHDB Potatoes newsletters, website and events.
12 April 2024
Publications and research reports on potato production, crop protection and potato agronomy
21 September 2020
A video explaining how the Agronomists' Induction will work in 2020
18 February 2022
Care needs to be taken at every stage of the production system to minimise damage to potato crops.
18 February 2022
Timely desiccation is important to stop bulking and achieve skinset, as well as prevent re-growth and the spread of virus and disease.
23 May 2022
Volunteer potatoes are a serious weed of field vegetables, especially on arable farms with potatoes in the rotation. They can have an adverse effect on crop yield, quality and storage. In the light of many herbicides used for their suppression being lost, this factsheet summarises the causes of the problem and draws upon both commercial experience and research to offer strategies for control.