The future of potato cyst nematode control

摘要

Potato cultivation in Idaho had its start, on a very small scale, in 1836. Farmers soon discovered that the state's climate and soil yielded harvests large enough not only to meet their own local needs, but also to meet the growing demand for the tubers in markets elsewhere in the country.Potato production began to make an especially significant contribution to Idaho's economy after the introduction of Luther Burbank's namesake variety in 1872. This light-skinned potato was subsequently replaced by the Russet Burbank cultivar that is so important today. However, as this commercial industry has grown, so too have never-before-seen threats to this success story like potato cyst nematodes (PCN).