Dickeya dianthicola, the new blackleg pathogen has the ability to remain dormant in tubers when temperatures are low e.g. at harvest time and in seed storages. Infected tubers look healthy at planting, but the disease develops when soil temperature increases.
Eggplant, a member of the nightshade family, is coming into the sun. This oft-ignored vegetable is becoming more visible in produce aisles as Canada’s South Asian immigrants demand the tastes of their childhoods.
In China, the potato is rising. And that’s just one of many developing countries where potatoes are in increasing demand. From Peter VanderZaag’s perspective, potatoes are on a roll.
