In 2022 PotatoLink hosted a grower tour to the 2022 World Potato Congress (WPC) in Dublin, Ireland. Lachlan Heysen, a grower from south east South Australia, attended. In this podcast he speaks with PotatoLink team member Ryan Hall about their

Getting the most out of mycorrhizae: 2023 biological product demonstration at Springbank, Vic - Ep. 006

Feb 14th, 2024 22m 9s

Back in 2023 the PotatoLink team ran a biological product demonstration at the PotatoLink Springbank demonstration site. A mycorrhizal fungi product was applied. Following the results from the 2022 Bolwarrah demonstration site, changes to the f

Potato genetics at the James Hutton Institute - Ep. 005

Oct 6th, 2023 16m 13s

Breeding a new potato variety is not easy. For starters, whereas most plants have two copies of each gene, potatoes have four. As a result, potatoes have a particularly large and complicated genome. Finally sequenced in 2011, a printout on pape

Investigating oxalis troubles in Tasmanian potato crops - Ep. 004

Jun 20th, 2023 16m 32s

Tim Walker, WalkerAg Consultancy, Tasmania Worldwide there are 570 species of oxalis and approximately 30 species in Australia. Recently, PotatoLink's Tasmanian regional representative Tim Walker, has noticed that one type of Oxalis, (Oxalis la

Magnesium demonstration at the Canowindra NSW - Ep. 003

May 1st, 2023 8m 9s

Marc Hinderager, 4 Leaf Ag, Applied Horticultural Research, Cowra NSW Magnesium (Mg) is essential to plants. It is strongly involved in photosynthesis and transporting carbohydrates from leaves to roots, which is particularly important for tube

Chad Hutchinson talks about soil fumigation - Ep. 002

May 1st, 2023 26m 42s

Chad Hutchinson, TriCal, Indiana United States of America In this episode, Applied Horticultural Research's Dr Jenny Ekman discusses soil fumigation with Chad Hutchinson of the TriCal group. This podcast was recorded at the 2023 Ballarat growin

Potassium demonstration at Canowindra, NSW - Ep. 001

May 1st, 2023 8m 39s

Marc Hinderager, 4 Leaf Ag, Applied Horticultural Research, Cowra NSW Potassium is essential for many processes in both plants and the human body. If people want potassium they most likely reach for a banana. However, the best source of potassi

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