Final Research Reports

Aphid monitoring in seed potato production regions (July 2014-June 2017)

Aphid monitoring in the South African potato industry

Bacterial wilt on potato: The South African experience

Black dot and silver scurf of potatoes in South Africa

Ecological sustainability of potato production in the Sandveld region

The influence of light intensity, light quality and root zone temperature on potato minituber production

Fusarium dry rot of potatoes in South Africa

Impact of different climate change scenarios on future potato production in South Africa: study II

Impact of different climate change scenarios on future potato production in South Africa: Eastern Free State, Limpopo & Sandveld

Inclusion of PCR methodology in the potato laboratory services’ procedural identification of Ralstonia Solanacearum

Integrated strategy for the control of botrytis on potato in greenhouses

Investigation into insecticidal efficacy against aphids occurring on potatoes in South Africa

Investigation into insecticidal efficacy against the potato tuber moth, Phthorimaea Operculella

Investigations into integrated control strategies for the potato tuber moth: pheromone traps

Ecology of the leafminer Liriomyza huidobrensis (Diptera: Agromyzidae) on potatoes in the Western Cape

Management of Potatovirus Y (PVY) in seed potatoes

Mapping of different potato cultivars in South Africa

Monitoring and quantifying factors that affect the growth and yield of potatoes

Nitrogen management effects on selected potato cultivars

Optimisation of nitrogen and potassium nutrition for selected new potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) cultivars

Investigation into control strategies of the potato leafminer on potatoes

Potato pest survey to determine the status of potential arthropod pests in all the potato production regions of South Africa

Potential of the cosmic-ray neutron probe as irrigation scheduling tool for potatoes under centre pivot irrigation

Resource use efficiencies and risks associated with potato production in South Africa

The effect of row spacing on drip irrigated potatoes in South Africa

The validation of virus-specific real-time RT-PCR assays for commercial use in the potato industry

Verticillium wilt of potato in South Africa

Weight loss of potato tubers packed in 10 kg paper bags in South Africa