Mateusz Perkowski
Capital Press
Published on March 21, 2016 11:38AM
Pale cyst nematode: Globodera pallida. Photo courtesy USDA
Pale cyst nematodes infect a potato plant. A federal judge has refused the USDA’s request to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Idaho potato farmers against restrictions related to the pale cyst nematode
A federal judge has refused the USDA’s request to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Idaho potato farmers against restrictions related to the pale cyst nematode.
The U.S. wasn’t known to harbor the nematode, which can reduce potato yields by up to 80 percent, until the pest was first discovered in easte Idaho in 2006.
To prevent the nematode’s spread, USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service enacted quarantine regulations that affect roughly 175 square miles in Idaho’s Bonneville and Bingham counties.
Farmers are prohibited from selling potatoes and other crops that risk carrying the pest in interstate commerce unless they comply with APHI وبلاگ دکتر سالار جمالی- Nematology...
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