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Jul 29, 2019
Portable tech sniffs out plant disease in the field
Researchers at NC State University have recently developed a plant disease diagnostic tool that relies […]
Jul 25, 2019
New microneedle technique speeds plant disease detection
Researchers at North Carolina State University from the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology and […]
Jul 18, 2019
Phytophthora nicotianae detected in eastern US
Outbreaks of Phytophthora nicotianae have recently been detected in parts of New York and Pennsylvania […]
Jun 25, 2019
USABlight team to meet at APS Meeting
A meeting is set for Sunday August 4, 2019 from 1:30-3:00 Room 14, Huntington Convention […]
Jun 25, 2019
EuroBlight Meeting in UK
Jean Ristaino attended the EuroBlight Meeting in York UK in May 2019 She gave two […]
Jun 25, 2019
Phytophthora nicotianae on potatoes in eastern US
Phytophthora nicotianae has been found and identified in eastern VA on potatoes. Note this is […]
Jun 6, 2019
Cornell expanding access to potato germplasm
Cornell is working to expand access to potato germplasm to facilitate the development of potato […]
May 8, 2019
Potato Blight Trends in Europe: 2018 EuroBlight Results
EuroBlight recently released a report on surveys of late blight in Europe in 2018, which […]
May 1, 2019
Inside the Potato Industy: Disease Control
SpudMan magazine (April 19, 2019) recently polled potato growers on the challenges they face. See […]
Apr 30, 2019
The future of late blight control: A research vision
Prof Francine Govers of Wagenengin University told Global Potato News that she believes “Phytophthora infestans […]