certain potato cultivars such as native potato species (nps) from the andes are known to have resistances to different pests and diseases. some accessions are also interesting from a nutritional and culinary perspective. a collection of 35 nps and 11 old spanish accessions were analysed for streptomyces scabies, rhizoctonia solani and globodera rostochiensis, as well as dry matter, reducing sug...

Plant-parasitic nematodes (PPNs) are important pests that cause an estimated ten billion dollars of crop loss each year in the United States and over 100 globally. The Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) within U.S. Department Agriculture maintains updates Regulated Pest list. Currently, number PPNs regulated by APHIS includes more than 60 different species. This review focuses on to...