During the programme, plant protection scientist Dr Madhumita Sonowal Bora demonstrated seed treatment of potato and apprised the participants of seed rate, spacing, and insect pest and disease ...

When it comes to companion planting, cucumbers and potatoes should never be grown together. By doing so, you invite a ...

Do you want to to know what’s wrong with your potato plants or tubers? Consider sending a sample to a plant diagnostic ...

The CDC ranked 41 of the powerhouse fruits and vegetables. Here's the least healthy vegetable, plus how much you should eat, per a registered dietitian.

A gene controlling potato growth limits the plant’s fertilizer uptake. Tweaking related genes could lead to more sustainable potato varieties.

This vegetable overtook spinach and sweet potato - and has a very high concentration of vitamins and minerals.

Since having high cholesterol increases your risk of heart disease, eating adequate soluble fiber is a great way to protect your heart. Besides fiber, sweet potatoes are also high in antioxidants.

Beef groups slammed recommendations for consumers to increase their protein intake via beans, peas and lentils, calling the ...

Potato seeds are extracted from certified disease-free tissue cultures, not from the plants themselves like other crops. These tissue cultures are used to grow mini-tubers, which are bought by seed ...

When spraying crops, John O'Brien would end up covered in chemicals including paraquat. He's one of six farmers from ...

Potato prices have increased 17.39 percent in the past week ... Additionally, in April, a fungal disease known as late blight ...

“We want to investigate the importance of a range of parameters that affect potatoes simultaneously, including soil health, nutrition, weeds and disease. “Previous modelling systems only ...