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Browsing New York State Integrated Pest Management Program by Subject "Potatoes"
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2005 Potato Leafhopper Variety Selection and Culinary Evaluation Trials
(New York State IPM Program, 2005)During the summer of 2002, leafhopper populations arrived early and caused considerable damage to potato crops throughout New York. Organic growers were especially hard-hit as there are no effective organic controls against ... -
2016 Organic Production and IPM Guide for Potatoes
(New York State IPM Program, 2016)This guide for organic production of potatoes provides an outline of cultural and pest management practices and includes topics that have an impact on improving plant health and reducing pest problems. Updated for 2016. -
A Potato Variety Evaluation for Culinary Performance
(New York State IPM Program, 2009)The purpose of this project is to promote NY developed and grown potatoes. People buy apples knowing what each variety is good for weather it is fresh, cooking or storage. Potato varieties vary in their sugar and starch ... -
A Potato Variety Evaluation for Culinary Performance
(New York State IPM Program, 2008)The purpose of this project is to promote the NY potato industry. Think of Apples. Apple varieties and their various culinary uses are well known to everyone. Potato varieties vary in their sugar and starch content. ... -
Annual Report for Smith-Lever Funded Projects
(New York State IPM Program, 2015)Weather based pest forecast models are important tools for IPM implementation. The Network for Environmental and Weather Applications (NEWA) (http://newa.cornell.edu) provides forecasts for important pests of fruits and ... -
Assessing Virus Resistance in New York Grown Potato Varieties and Breeding Lines: Disease Resistance as an Integral Part of Pest Management
(New York State IPM Program, 2003)In 2002, two viruses that are part of an emerging potato disease complex (tuber necrosis) were first described in the US. Viruses can be difficult to score visually, compromising seed certification programs. The focus of ... -
Black Dot Disease of Potato
(New York State IPM Program, 1989)Black dot disease of potato, caused by the fungus Colletotrichum coccodes, is generally considered to be a weak root pathogen of potato. Recent studies in New York and elsewhere have revealed, however, that this disease ... -
Botrytis Gray Mold of Greenhouse and Field Tomatoes
(New York State IPM Program, 1986)Botrytis blight, or gray mold, as it is commonly known, has an exceptionally wide host range with well over 200 reported hosts. The fungus can occur as both a parasite and a saprophyte on the same wide range of hosts. This ... -
Colorado Potato Beetle
(New York State IPM Program, 1983)The Colorado potato beetle, a native American insect, has spread around the world since its discovery in 1824 on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains in the Colorado-Nebraska area where it fed on a weed in the potato ... -
Decision Support System for IPM in Potato/Tomato
(New York State IPM Program, 2010)A Decision Support System (DSS) for the management of potato and tomato late blight is being developed. A draft version is being evaluated by growers in New York. The DSS enables growers to access diverse tools in real ... -
Developing farmers' skills and confidence in the use of Trichogramma ostriniae for European corn borer control in sweet corn, peppers and potatoes
(New York State IPM Program, 2011)This project focused on increasing adoption of biological control of European corn borer (ECB) in sweet corn, peppers, and potatoes using Trichogramma ostriniae (T.ost), a tiny wasp that attacks ECB eggs. T.ost has been ... -
Developing farmers' skills and confidence in the use of Trichogramma ostriniae for European corn borer control in sweet corn, peppers and potatoes
(New York State IPM Program, 2010)Numerous research and demonstration trials have shown that releases of the parasitic wasp Trichogramma ostriniae (T.ost) can be an effective management strategy for European corn borer control in sweet corn, peppers, and ... -
Developing farmers’ skills and confidence in the use of Trichogramma ostriniae for European corn borer control in sweet corn, peppers, and potatoes
(New York State IPM Program, 2007)Numerous research and demonstration trials have shown that releases of the parasitic wasp Trichogramma ostriniae (T.ost) can be an effective management strategy for European corn borer control in sweet corn, peppers, and ... -
Development of IPM Elements for Key Crops in New York State
(New York State IPM Program, 2004)Integrated Pest Management (IPM) methods balance economic, environmental, and human health issues in pest management decision-making. This balance is achieved by careful consideration and implementation of all appropriate ... -
Elements of IPM for Potatoes in New York State
(New York State IPM Program, 2003)A checklist of IPM practices for potato growers in New York State. Practitioners can use this document to track their IPM implementation and accrue points to assess their level of adoption of IPM practices. -
Enhancement of the Cornell Decision Support System for Potato and Tomato Late Blight
(New York State IPM Program, 2012)Late blight of potato and tomato is one of the most serious and dramatic of plant diseases. The pandemic on tomatoes in 2009 throughout the Northeast was a reminder that this disease can still erupt to cause severe damage ... -
Evaluating the Use of PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) to Detect Phytophthora infestans in Field-infected Potato and Tomato Tissue
(1997)The 1997 growing season was conducive for late blight (Phytophthora infestans) development on tomato and potato in New York State. Western and Central New York regions were hardest hit. Late blight on home garden tomatoes ... -
Evaluation of Potato Varieties for Resistance to Potato Leaf Hopper in Eastern New York
(New York State IPM Program, 2003)Potato leafhopper is one of the insects organic vegetable growers have a difficult time controlling. During the summer of 2002 potato leafhoppers were devastating to organic potato production in eastern New York. Interest ... -
Evaluation of “Green Manure” Rotational Strategies for Potatoes in Upstate New York
(New York State IPM Program, 2002)North Country potato growers, needing to rotate their fields, are faced with limited choices. Having a short growing season and because soil ph needs to be kept fairly acidic mean many of the options other vegetable growers ... -
Evaluation of “Green Manure” Rotational Strategies for Potatoes in Upstate New York
(New York State IPM Program, 2003)North Country potato growers are looking at rotational crops they are unfamiliar with. Sudangrass has been successfully employed throughout the state as an excellent way to increase organic matter, break up soil hard pans ...
