One potato, two potato, three potato, four. Yes, this a children’s game, but it might also be the chant of potato diseases and pests that are ready, willing, and able to chow down your crop of spuds.

Sweet alyssum is a low-growing, flowering, pretty annual known for its petite white and purple flowers. It's also one of the best potato companion plants. Alyssum blooms attract beneficial insects, ...

The soil is teeming with useful microorganisms, but there are also organisms that attack agricultural crops, affecting plant growth, yield, and quality. All soil that is to be moved in infrastructure ...

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ST. LOUIS, MO, January 7, 2025 – An international collaboration has announced a public-private partnership to develop high-yielding pest-and disease-resistant cassava, maize and potatoes to benefit ...