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Idaho team spends most of its time developing russet potatoes for making French fries. But the pipeline includes a steady stream of spuds for chipping.

Idaho team spends most of its time developing russet potatoes for making French fries. But the pipeline includes a steady stream of spuds for chipping.

Idaho team spends most of its time developing russet potatoes for making French fries. But the pipeline includes a steady stream of spuds for chipping.

A University of Idaho-led research team has received a $6.8 million U.S. Department of Agriculture award to develop new diagnostic tools, management practices and resources for controlling harmful nematodes in potato fields.<p>Nematodes are tiny roundworms with unsegmented bodies. Most nematodes are beneficial to soil, but plant-parasitic nematodes attack plant roots and may kill entire plants.<p>Potato nematodes can significantly reduce spud yields but are not a human health issue.<p>The project’s goals include developing support models to guide growers’ management decis...

A University of Idaho-led research team has received a $6.8 million U.S. Department of Agriculture award to develop new diagnostic tools, management practices and resources for controlling harmful nematodes in potato fields.<p>Nematodes are tiny roundworms with unsegmented bodies. Most nematodes are beneficial to soil, but plant-parasitic nematodes attack plant roots and may kill entire plants.<p>Potato nematodes can significantly reduce spud yields but are not a human health issue.<p>The project’s goals include developing support models to guide growers’ management decis...