Research Reports 2004

• Are the Necrotic Strains of PVY an Immediate and Manageable Threat to the Northeastern Potato Industry?

• Commercial Variety Trials

• Controlling Imidacloprid-Resistant Colorado Potato Beetles

• Development of Genetic Fingerprinting Strategy for the Maine Potato Breeding Program Project

• Development of Potato Varieties With Improved Processing Traits and Durable Resistance to Important Diseases

• Effective Rotation Crops for Control of Powdery Scab and Other Soilborne Diseases

• Improving Soil Conservation in Potato Systems

• Integration of Crop Rotations Using Barley, Soybean, and Forage Rotation Crops into Potato Production Systems

• Management of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, the Causative Organism of White Mold in Potatoes in Aroostook County, Maine

• New Potato Variety Evaluation

• Potato Management Studies with Emphasis on Nutrient Management, Supplemental Irrigation, and Crop Rotation