Research and Extension

Potatoes at WSU

2008 WSU Potato Field Day

Friday, June 27, 2008

8:30am-1:30pm

Location: WSU Othello Research Unit

(6 miles East of Hwy. 26/17 Junction, on Booker Rd,
¼ mile South of Hwy. 26)

Schedule of Events

Concurrent Session I:  Potato Cultural Practices Field Tour

10:30 am  PVMI – Where is my money going?
Jeanne Debons – Potato Variety Management Institute, Bend, OR     

10:45 am  How to Monitor for Tuberworm Using Pheromone Traps
Andrew Jensen – Washington State Potato Commission – Moses Lake

11:00 am  Seed Productivity, Tuber Maturity & Postharvest Quality Studies
Rick Knowles, L. Knowles, D. Zommick, G.N.M. Kumar, M. Pavek, N. Fuller – WSU, Pullman

11:15 am  Screening New Potato Cultivars for Water Use Efficiency
Mark Pavek, Zach Holden, Rudy Garza, Josh Rodriguez – WSU, Pullman

11:30 am Defining In-Season Nitrogen Rates and Application Timing to Maximize Potato Profits
Chris Hiles, Mark Pavek, Zach Holden, Rudy Garza, Josh Rodriguez – WSU, Pullman

11:45 am Manipulating Source/Sink Relationships & Profit Potential through N Management
Rick Knowles, Mark Pavek, Lisa Knowles, Zach Holden – WSU, Pullman

Concurrent Session II:  Potato Pest Management Field Tour

10:30 am PVMI – Where is my money going?
Jeanne Debons – Potato Variety Management Institute, Bend, OR     

10:45 am   How to Monitor for Tuberworm Using Pheromone Traps
Andrew Jensen – Washington State Potato Commission – Moses Lake

11:00 am Developing Management Tactics for Soil-borne Diseases: Powdery Scab, Black Dot, & Verticillium
Tom Cummings, Dennis Johnson  - WSU, Pullman

11:15 am  Potato Variety Resistance to Black Dot and Powdery Scab

Nadav Nitzan, Chuck Brown – USDA/ARS - Prosser

11:35 am   Insect Pathogens and Predators in Biocontrol
Ricardo Ramirez, Bill Snyder - WSU, Pullman      

Concurrent Session III: Potato Pest Management Workshop

10:30 am    Searching for Rainbows Without the Rain
Tom Hoffmann – Washington State Department of Agriculture – Moses Lake

11:00 am   Double Fumigation to Control Root Knot Nematodes in Potatoes Destined for International Markets: Bio-fumigation in Combination with Synthetic Nematicides

Ekaterina Riga – WSU, Prosser

11:25 am   Loopers, Armyworms, and Cutworms as Potato Pests
Peter Landolt – USDA/ARS, Wapato

11:50 am   The Diverse Community of Beneficial Predators, Parasitoids, and Insect Pathogens in Potatoes
Bill Snyder – WSU, Pullman

CCA and pesticide recertification credits have been applied for (WA, OR, ID & MT).

2008 WSU Potato Field Day Schedule of Events

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