date:Dec 24, 2013
d, N.Y., has been working with farm manager Chris Nobles on a novel aeroponics system that shows great promise for enhancing potato propagation in New York.
The golden nematode, one of the worlds most damaging potato pests, can remain dormant in soil for up to 30 years. To control the pest, Cornell breeders have developed 22 nematode-resistant potato varieties. Walter de Jong, associate professor of plant breeding and genetics, conducts most of that research, and associate professor of hortic