Disease
Warning that American agriculture faces a potentially catastrophic economic threat, the National Potato Council is urging the immediate reinstatement of a federal ban on Canadian fresh potato imports from Prince Edward Island following a newly confirmed detection of potato wart.
The Netherlands-based company has entered a strategic agreement to license Pairwise’s precision plant breeding tools, with the goal of accelerating the development of improved vegetable varieties that meet the evolving needs of growers, retailers and consumers.
Growers feel the squeeze as county’s citrus industry drops
Florida Orange Crop Seen Plunging to 71-Year Low After Irma
A field trial utilizing honeybees combined with a newly developed dispenser technology to deliver a beneficial microbe has shown efficacy in controlling plant disease, in addition to supplementing yield.
The Netherlands-based Enza Zaden says its new tomato varieties provide growers another tool to combat Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus (ToBRFV).
Originating in the eastern U.S., the pathogen has been found in Peru, Morrocco, China, Portugal and Mexico and was likely spread through infected nursery material.
The new quarantine includes the Santa Ana area of Orange County.