‘Mission’ is perfectly possible

Ridding potato crops of weed competition has become a much more complicated task this year as fewer key active ingredients are now registered and others have been restricted in their dose rates.  A novel formulation of diquat, Mission will come to the rescue of many growers, who have been forced into looking for alternative practical [...]

Interfarm to supply Rizolex potato seed treatment in UK and Ireland

Interfarm UK is now supplying the seed potato fungicide treatments Rizolex in the UK and Ireland.  Available as the 10%w/w Wettable Powder, Rizolex and as the 500g/l Suspension Concentrate Rizolex Flowable, these fungicides are used in seed potatoes for the control of black scurf and stem canker, caused by the pathogen Rhizoctonia solani. John Martin, Managing [...]

New tuber treatment developed for seed potatoes in the UK

A new tuber treatment for seed potatoes being developed by Syngenta offers potential for controlling a range of tuber-borne diseases, including activity against common scab, for which there is currently no chemical control. According to Syngenta technical manager Michael Tait, the new product is based on fludioxonil – currently available as the cereal seed treatment [...]

Canadian seed potato fields declared clean of PCN

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has completed the testing of Canada’s seed potato fields for the 2008 crop and potato cyst nematode (PCN) was not detected. Soil samples were collected and tested for PCN as part of Canada’s national PCN detection survey and to meet various countries’ import requirements. The CFIA collected and tested [...]

Results show PLRV down in British potatoes but infection levels of PVY high

Latest results from NIAB’s Labtest service suggest that while potato leaf roll virus (PLRV) is largely absent in Britain this year, a quarter of farm-saved seed potatoes destined for the 2009 crop have been infected at some level with potato virus Y (PVY).  To date, one in ten tuber samples analysed by NIAB have shown [...]