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Scab resistance building blocks

Streptomyces scabies can lead to major losses for producers. What’s being done to combat the disease?


The rise and fall of Blackleg-causing bacteria

United States scientists are seeing the decline of Dickeya dianthicola, but a rise in Pectobacterium.


Resistance poster insect

How can one tackle important pests like the Colorado potato beetle?
 
 
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Putting root lesion nematode under the microscope

A one-millimetre pest, root lesion nematode, has an outsized ability to damage Canadian potatoes and cause serious economic losses. It’s part of a complex of pests that causes Potato Early Dying (PED). The Canadian Potato Early Dying Network aims to reduce the incidence and effects of PED in Canada through identifying the pests responsible. » Read more...
 
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