NPPGA Research Reporting Conference
The Northern Plains Potato Growers Association 2013 Research Reporting Conference will be held Tuesday, February 19 at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks. It is free and open to the public.The moderator will be North Dakota State University/University of Minnesota Potato Extension Agronomist Dr. Andy Robinson. The following is a schedule of the day's events.
19 February 2013
Alerus Center, Grand Forks, ND
- 8:00 - 9:00 - Registration and Donuts
- 9:00 - 9:30 - Potato Seed Treatment Trial Results 2012 - Dr. Gary Secor, North Dakota State University
- 9:30 - 10:00 - Potato Breeding, Selection and Cultivar Development for the Northern Plains - 2012 NDSU Summary - Dr. Susie Thompson, North Dakota State University
- 10:00 - 10:30 - Management of Verticillium Wilt Using Soil Fumigation: Interaction of Temperature, Soil Injection Depth and Metam Sodium Rate - Dr. Neil Gudmestad, North Dakota State University
- 10:30 - 11:00 - Break
- 11:00 - 11:30 - Glyphosate and Potatoes: What have we learned? - Dr. Harlene Hatterman-Valenti, North Dakota State University
- 11:30 - 12:00 - Potato Breeding at the University of Minnesota - Dr. Christian Thill
- 12:00 - 12:30 - Nitrogen Management Effects on Tuber Yield, Quality and Acrylamide Content of Five Processing Cultivars - Dr. Carl Rosen, University of Minnesota
- 12:30 - 1:30 - Lunch Courtesy Bremer Bank
- 1:30 - 2:00 - Evaluation of strategies for the management of powdery scab of potato - Mr. Francisco Bittara, North Dakota State University
- 2:00 - 2:30 - The Aphids Were Flyin' and The Beetles Weren't Dyin' - Dr.Ian MacRae, University of Minnesota
- 2:30 - 3:00 - Effect of Seed Spacing and Nitrogen Rates on Dry Land Potato Production - Dr. Andy Robinson, North Dakota State University/University of Minnesota
