Molecular plant pathologist James Price has been field testing varieties against potato cyst nematodes
A team from the James Hutton Institute has been testing varieties which are resistant to PCN while retaining their taste. "This means that seed could be returned to these lands when PCN aren't detectable in the soil any more."Seed potatoes are those which are grown to be sold to other farmers who then use them to grow "ware" potatoes.
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