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MSU researchers
pursue potato early
die complex solutions
At left, doctoral student Luisa Parrado
checks potato vines for discoloration,
a sign of potato early die complex.
Above, MSU researchers are studying
a nematode, Pratylenchus penetrans,
for its role in spreading potato early
die complex. Photos courtesy of MSU.
BY MELINDA WALDROP
CONTRIBUTING EDITOR
G
rowing up on her family's farm in Rancagua,
Chile, Marisol Quintanilla became an astute
observer of nature. She took note of the plants,
insects and other flora and fauna essential to life on the
farm, which grew table grapes and other crops.
She noticed one thing in particular.
" We had a big pile, a big mountain of chicken manure,
in one part of the farm to spread, and wherever that
mound of chicken manure was, nothing would survive.
All the insects would die, the worms would die, the
plants would die. There would be no weeds. It was
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sterile, " she said. " So I was very aware that manure,
especially chicken manure, is a biocide. In general, it
kills life. "
That early observation would become the basis of a
research project Quintanilla, an assistant professor
in the Department of Entomology at Michigan State
University (MSU), is conducting.
Managing potato early die complex
In May, MSU received a $750,000 grant from the
USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture to
develop sustainable methods of managing potato early
die complex, a constant, insidious threat facing potato

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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of July-August

Editor's Letter
Grower Profile: Central Florida leafy greens
GLVPN Veg Connection: Vegetable crop yields
Organic Grower
Ag Tech: Fields of drones
Plant & Soil Health: Fusarium wilt
Great Lakes EXPO News: Connecting growers through the digital market space
Farm Market & Agritourism: Agreements between growers provide additional opportunities
Ag Labor Review
Classifieds
Advertiser Index
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July-August - Editor's Letter
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July-August - Grower Profile: Central Florida leafy greens
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July-August - GLVPN Veg Connection: Vegetable crop yields
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July-August - Great Lakes EXPO News: Connecting growers through the digital market space
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