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Potato-Potato System
The potato is a staple crop for many people around the world, and it plays a vital part in achieving Millennium Development Goals of ending hunger,... -
Molecular identification and phylogenetic analysis of potato aphid species (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in Punjab, Pakistan
Potato aphids are the most destructive sucking insect pests of potato crops worldwide and cause financial losses to potato crops. Accurate...
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Identification and Pathogenicity of Species Isolated from Stored Potato Tubers Showing Symptoms of Dry Rot Disease
Disease arises during the storage of potatoes as a result of pathogens introduced during growing and harvest of the tubers. In this study, the...
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Characterisation and map** of a Globodera pallida resistance derived from the wild potato species Solanum spegazzinii
Key messageA new resistance locus acting against the potato cyst nematode Globodera pallida was mapped to chromosome VI in the diploid wild potato...
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Cactodera guizhouensis n. sp. (Nematoda: Heteroderinae), a new species of cyst-forming nematode parasitizing potato in Guizhou, China
A new cyst-forming nematode, Cactodera guizhouensis n. sp., isolated from the roots and surrounding soil of potato in Guizhou, China, is the first...
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Insights into sweet potato SR proteins: from evolution to species-specific expression and alternative splicing
Main conclusionSR proteins from sweet potato have conserved functional domains and similar gene structures as that of Arabidopsis and rice in...
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Seed transmission of potato spindle tuber viroid and its distribution in reproductive organs in Solanaceae weed species
Potato spindle tuber viroid (PSTVd) is an important pathogen that severely affects tomato and potato production. Several Solanaceae species are...
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Potato Nutraceuticals: Genomics and Biotechnology for Bio-fortification
Potato is a perfect target for bio-fortification strategies. This crop has contributed for thousand years to human diet, and its tubers still... -
Potato Nutraceuticals: Genomics and Biotechnology for Bio-fortification
Potato is a perfect target for bio-fortification strategies. This crop has contributed for thousand years to human diet, and its tubers still... -
Multi-species endophytic Bacillus for improved control of potato soilborne and tuber-borne diseases in Tunisia: from laboratory to field conditions
BackgroundDue to the soilborne and tuber-borne nature of their causative agents, Fusarium wilt, Rhizoctonia root canker and black dot diseases are...
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Potato Peel Enrichment in Functional Food and Feed
The potato is the fourth most common crop cultivated globally every year. Potato peel is the major waste released by potato-processing industries and... -
Diversity of the Rysto gene conferring resistance to potato virus Y in wild relatives of potato
BackgroundPotato virus Y (PVY) is among the economically most damaging viral pathogen in production of potato ( Solanum tuberosum ) worldwide. The...
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Potato Population Genomics
Potatoes are the third most widely grown food crop in the world. Due to their ability to grow on marginal land and produce large amounts of... -
Legume-potato rotation affects soil physicochemical properties, enzyme activity, and rhizosphere metabolism in continuous potato crop**
BackgroundContinuous crop** can reduce soil quality and affect rhizosphere metabolism, ultimately reducing crop yield. Crop rotation can mitigate...
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Evaluation of a low-cost staining method for improved visualization of sweet potato whitefly (Bemisia tabaci) eggs on multiple crop plant species
BackgroundThe sweet potato whitefly ( Bemisia tabaci ) is a globally important insect pest that damages crops through direct feeding and by...
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Pest Management in Sweet Potato
As many 80 species of insects and non-insect species are known to attack sweet potato. The important pests include sweet potato weevil Cylas... -
Response of Potato Growth and Yield to Drought Scenarios Based on APSIM-Potato in the Single-Crop** Region in Northern China
As a result of climate warming, the frequency and intensity of droughts have increased. Potato planting and production activities in the...
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Morphometric analysis of wild potato leaves
To catalog and promote the conservation and use of crop wild relatives, comprehensive phenotypic and genotypic information must be available. Plant...
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Species and genetic variability of sweet potato viruses in China
China is the world’s largest producer of sweet potato ( Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.). Considering that there are numerous sweet potato-producing regions...
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Management of Potato Peel Waste Through Biorefinery Approaches
Management of the huge waste generated is among the challenges confronting humanity in recent decades. Waste generated from food residues has...