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八月 12, 2025
Potato Growers Urged to Perform Pre-Harvest Residue Testing Amid Dry Conditions Affecting Nematicide Breakdown
Potato growers should test for nematicide residues like Nemathorin 10G before harvest due to dry conditions slowing breakdown. Follow the 119-day wait after application and use accredited labs for testing to ensure crop safety and meet standards.
六月 30, 2025
Experts and Industry Unite to Launch Comprehensive Guide for Tackling Potato Cyst Nematodes in Great Britain
Experts from Harper Adams University have co-authored a comprehensive new guide to managing potato cyst nematodes (PCN), updating previous advice and combining biology, control strategies, and sampling methods into one essential resource.
三月 30, 2025
Greenvale launches ‘Move Over Maris’ Campaign to Promote Sustainable and High-Performing Potato Varieties
Greenvale’s Golden Kings launched ‘Move Over Maris’ with Great British Chefs to promote climate-friendly, high-yielding potatoes needing less irrigation and pest control, urging consumers to switch varieties. Sponsored Content
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一月 28, 2018
AHDB PCN Calculator to be improved with new scenarios and more data on resistance and tolerance of potato varieties
A research project aims to improve the accuracy of the ‘AHDB Potatoes potato cyst nematode (PCN) pallida calculator’ which is currently used as an educational forecasting tool for potato growers in the United Kingdom.
五月 11, 2017
The Sainsbury Laboratory received approval for a four-year trial of genetically modified (GM) potatoes
In the United Kingdom, farming minster George Eustice (DEFRA) has approved a four-year trial of genetically modified (GM) potatoes at The Sainsbury Laboratory in Norwich.From the archive

一月 21, 2016
AHDB Fellowship to safeguard critical potato nematology expertise in the United Kingdom
Dr Jon Pickup, Head of Virology & Zoology at Science & Advice for Scottish Agriculture (SASA) will lead on one of three AHDB Potatoes Fellowship Awards, specifically seeking to secure critical potato nematology expertise for the future.From the archive

七月 30, 2014
New international collaboration helps protect potatoes against nematodes
Experts from the UK and India are working together to identify and develop novel environmentally-sustainable strategies to control plant pests, known as plant-parasitic nematodes to ensure global food production and security.From the archive

十月 01, 2012
PCN resistance among targets of new potato breeding business in the UK
Plant breeding business KWS marked its formal entry into potato breeding in the UK last week, with a demonstration of up-and-coming varieties and an outline of its key breeding objectives for the potato crop.From the archive










