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• University of Idaho
• Potato Association of America
• Potatoes at WSU,
• International Potato Center,
• University of Maine Cooperative Extension Potato Program
• PotatoPro: Services for the Potato Processing Industry

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•  Selected OSU Sites
•  Agrichemicals
•  Agricultural Research
•  Biotechechnology
•  Botany
•  Climate
•  Computing
•  Conservation Reserve
•  Cost of Production
•  Cover/Rotation Crops
•  Cultivation and Hilling
•  Diseases
   
   
  

Selected OSU Sites

•  Potato
•  Other Ag

  Potato

• Central Oregon Ag Research Center Station
• CSS 322, Principles of Potato Production Class Notes
• Foundation Potato Seed Project
• OSU Extension & Experiment Stations (statewide)
• Klamath Experiment Station
• Malheur Experiment Station
• Hermiston Ag Research & Extension Center
• Central Oregon Ag. Research Center - Powell Butte
• Oregon Certified Seed Potato Standards
• Oregon Variety Database
• OSU Libraries -- click on "Research Gateway" then "E-Journal List" to search abstracts or full-text articles in popular journals
• Potato Information Exchange (P.I.E.) -- a comprehensive website covering all aspects of potato production
• Oregon Seed Certification

Other Ag
 
 
• Extension & Research Communications
• Forage Information System
• North Willamette Ag Experiment Station
• Weather and Degree Days (Oregon)
• PNW Weed Management Handbook
• PNW Insect Management Handbook
• PNW Plant Disease Control Handbook

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Agrichemicals
• Abbot Labs
• Agchemical.Com --buy your chemicals online?
• Agrichemical & Environmental News -- excellent printable reports on current topics of interest
• AgSupplier.com -- order chemicals, other directly; also labeling/use info
• American Crop Prot. Assoc. (ACPA) -- many useful links
• BASF
• Bayer CropScience
• Biosafe Systems -- OxiDate
• CDMS -- Labels
• C&P Press Greenbook -- labels, suppliers, related info
• Cenex/Land O'Lakes
• Ciba Specialty Chemicals
• Cyanamid
• Dow
• Dupont Ag Products
• E-Harvest -- direct purchase of chemicals and other goods and services
• FMC Corporation
• Gustafson
• Helena Chemical
• Meister Publishing -- ag chemical handbook, much more
• MeisterPro.Com -- great site for agrichemicals, labels, fertilizer info
• Monsanto
• Monterey AgResources
• Mycogen Corporation
• National Pesticide Information Center (NPIC) -- technical, regulatory, safety, pest control, emergency info
• Novartis
• Pesticide Action Network (PAN) Database -- pesticide toxicities
• Pesticide Book, The -- pesticide info
• Pesticide Center Online (WSU) -- labels, other useful info
• Pfizer
• PotatoGrower List -- Potato Grower Magazine list of chemical types with lists to companies
• Potato Information Exchange (P.I.E.) -- a comprehensive website covering all aspects of potato production
• Rohm & Haas
• Simplot (J.R.) Company
• Starane (Dow) -- volunteer control?
• Syngenta
• Unocal Corp.
• Valent USA
• Wilbur Ellis -- fertilizers and pesticides
• XSAg.Com -- buy, sell agrichemicals, seeds, machinery parts
• XS Chem.Com --buy or sell agrichemicals on-line through a bidding process
• Zeneca Ag Products

 

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Research, Consulting, Jobs

• Academic Keys -- job announcements, many categories
• ACDI/VOCA -- non-profit opportunities in developing countries
• Bureau of Educational & Cultural Affairs -- international travel, study grants, other (US Dept. of State)
• Canadian Potato Research Network
• Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST)
• CRIS Reports and Forms -- summaries of current University and USDA research projects; useful forms
• Greengenes ACEDB
• Internet Resources for Institutional Research
• OSU Library -- click on "Research Gateway" then "E-Journal List" to search abstracts or full-text articles in popular journals
• Pheasant Enterprises
• Job Results Management Institute - 'Results-Oriented Thinking' job placement
• State Potato Specialists -- Potato Grower Magazine list of potato experts by state
• The WWW Virtual Library: Agriculture
• Volunteers In Technical Assistance (VITA)

Consulting Opportunities

• ACDI/VOCA -- voluntary assignments in developing countries
• Farms.com/Careers -- job listings, etc.
• International Executive Council -- voluntary technical consulting opportunities in China
• International Programs (CSREES/USDA) -- varied short- and long-term assignments
• IRZ Consulting -- irrigation matters, system design, project development, etc.
• Kuo Testing Labs, Inc. -- fertility, nitrate levels in plants, water, and soil
• Pest Pros Inc. -- crop consultation firm in central Wisconsin, lab nematode testing and other plant diagnostic services

Jobs

• Academic Keys for Ag -- Lists who's who in Ag, job announcements, resumes, etc.; excellent
• AgCareers.Com -- hundreds of listing dedicated to agriculture
• Job-Descriptions.Org -- multiple listings for various categories of employment including agriculture
• AgriSeek.com -- combines an extensive job listing with an interactive business directory and information service for the agricultural industry

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Biotechnology

• AgBios.com -- see biotech database and "Synopsis"; outstanding site; many links
• Ag Biotechnology Links -- Many links to useful sites
• Agricultural Biotechnology -- see for additional links
• Alliance for Better Foods
• American Dietetic Association
• Applied Molecular Biology (U.S. Gov.) -- examples of current research
• Axisgenetics (UK) -- using potatoes to deliver Hepatitis B vaccine, other
• Better Foods
• Biotech Bibliographies
• Biotech Crops (NCSU)
• Biotechnology Education Resources
• Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO)
• Biotechnology Information Systems
• Biotech Publications, Misc.
• Council for Biotech. Info
• Dent-Eq -- glass bead and other sterilizers for biotech instruments
• Dupont Biotechnology -- excellent site, many links
• Food Future -- award-winning page informing consumers about modern biotechnology
• Food Marketing Institute
• Genetic Eng. of Crops (NCSU)
• Genetic-ID, Inc -- screens for detecting illegal genetically modified varieties in foods, etc.
• Information Systems for Biotech -- promotes environmentally friendly use of biotech products
• National Institutes of Health
• National Science Foundation World Wide Web Server
• PewAgBiotech.org -- emphasis on ag biotech public debate
• Plant Pathology Internet Guide -- huge listing of plant pathology, weed and biotechnology sites
• Potato GENE -- Potato Genetic Engineering Network
• UC Seed Biotechnology Center (UC Davis) -- emphasizes seeds

 

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Botany and History

• Botany, Potato (NCSU)
• Commercial Potato Production in N. America (PAA)
• Descriptions, Solanaceae Family (U of Kansas)
• Genebank, U.S. Potato --wild species and exotic germplasm
• Images, Solanaceae (TAMU)
• Irish Famine
• Potato, Basic Facts and History -- see National Potato Promotion Board
• Potato Images (PEI) -- PEI Potato Museum

   

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Climate and Weather

• Aviation Weather
• CNN - Satellite image for Northwest North America
• Davis Instruments -- wireless weather monitoring
• Degree Days for IPM/Other
• Live Access to Climate Data
• Loggers, Galaxie -- loggers for soil temp., moisture, conductivity, and other environmental parameters
• National Weather Service
• Northwest River Forecast Center
• Oregon Trip Check -- live road cams, current conditions
• Online Weather Data -- for pest management decisions in Oregon, Washington and Idaho
• Oregon Climate Data
• Oregon Climate Service : Oregon Weather
• Oregon Current Streamflow Conditions
• Oregon On-line Weather and Degree Days
• USAToday Ag Weather - ask an expert about the weather
• USDA Ag Weather -- excellent site, many links
• Utah Weather Links --dozens of weather-related links
• WeatherNet: Oregon Weather
• Welcome to The Weather Underground, Inc.
   

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Computing Software, Etc.

• Ag Images (Oregon) -- various ag scenes
• Adobe Acrobat Reader -- download a free copy
• Agriculture Bookmarks
• Clip Art Review --free electronic clip art
• Company Lists (Global Potato News) -- a good international listing for planting, harvesting, handling, processing, etc., equipment
• Computerizing Farm Records
• DMOZ -- links to major links & directories
• Extension Webnotes (Oregon)
• Farmworks. Com -- mapping, all manner of record keeping with computers, palm devices, etc.
• Farmers Guide to the Internet
• Farmer's Software Association -- accounting, planning, yield monitoring, gps, computers, etc.
• Financial Planning, Accounting (Minnesota) -- FINPACK farm planning and analysis program
• Global Agribusiness Info. Network -- a large listing of diverse companies
• Global Potato Focus -- website development, consulting, etc.
• How Do I Get on the Internet (Minn.)
• M Power3
• Net Meetings -- highly useful Microsoft communication medium
• Software Links
• Software Tips, Oregon Extension Service -- misc. tips for using software more effectively
• Web-Agri -- excellent ag search vehicle
• Website Construction & Maintenance (Colorado)
• WebResources (Oregon)-- excellent, comprehensive info for website construction
• Yahoo's Ag Company List

 

Conservation Reserve

 

• Conservation Reserve Program Information
• General Farm Service Agency
• Natural Resource Conservation Service
• Production Flexibility Contract
• Risk Management Agency, Fed. Crop Ins.

 

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Cost of Production
See Also, Production

• Production Costs, California
• Production Costs, North Central Oregon
• Production Costs, South Central Oregon
• Production Costs, Itemized (Idaho)

Cover/Rotation Crops

 

• Alfalfa Production Links -- maintained by the Malheur Experiment Station, Oregon State University
• Alfalfa Research Reports/Other -- Malheur Experiment Station
• Cereal Production -- Crop and Soil Science Department, Oregon State University
• Commercial Potato Production in Alberta
• Commercial Potato Production in Manitoba
• Cover Crop Dry Matter and N. Accumulation (Oregon)
• Cover Crops for Home Gardens (Oregon)
• Cover Crops and Nematode Control (Oregon)
• Cover Crops and N. Scavenging (Oregon)
• Cover Crops and Weeds (Oregon)
• Cover Crops in Oregon
• Sweet Clover Management (SDSU)
• Forage Information System -- Oregon State University
• OregonClover.Org -- text, images, links related to clover species, production practices
• Other Cereal Web Offerings -- Courtesy C&SS, Oregon State University
• Potato Information Exchange (P.I.E.) -- a comprehensive website covering all aspects of potato production
• Small Grains Links
• Teff in South Dakota (SDSU)
• UC SAREP Online Cover Crop Database

 

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Cultivation and Hilling
See Also, Production

• Commercial Potato Production Guide (Manitoba)
• Commercial Potato Production in Alberta
• Commercial Potato Production in N. America (PAA)
• Commercial Potato Production in Eastern N.C.
• Growing Irrigated Potatoes (NDSU)
• Ohio Potato Production Guide
• Ohio Vegetable Production Guide
• Potato Information Exchange (P.I.E.) -- a comprehensive website covering all aspects of potato production
• Potato Production in Alberta -- a topnotch, comprehensive site; check it out!
• Production (Potato) in Australia -- click on selected topic or scroll down to links
• Production (Potato) in Kentucky
• Production (Potato) in Mississippi
• Small Potatoes for Fresh Market (Alberta)
• Seed Potatoes (NDSU)
• University of Idaho Potato Page

 

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Diseases and Disorders
See Also  Pests and Diseases

 

 Specific Diseases
 Physiological Disorders
 General

Specific Diseases

• Air Pollution Injury (Ontario)
• Bacterial Ring Rot, Understanding (Alberta
• Blackdot Disease (Neb.)
• Blackdot (Cornell)
• Blackleg and Bacterial Soft rot -- U of Maine Ext.
• Blackpit (Neb.) -- caused by early blight
• Columbia Rootknot Nematode Control (Oregon) -- using rotation and cover crops
• Commercial Veg. Prod. in WI -- LOADS SLOWLY! 180 pages on disease, insect, weed & production recs.
• Comm. Veg. Rec. for the Southeast (N. Carolina) -- very broad; production, pest control, calibration, etc.
• Common Scab (Neb.)
• Early Blight (N. Dak.)
• Early Blight (Florida)
• Early Blight (Cornell)
• Famine and the Potato, Science of the -- excellent info on the Irish famine
• Fusarium Dry Rot (Cornell)
• Fusarium and Verticillium Wilts (Ohio)
• Leafblight Diseases of Potato (NODAK)
• Mineral Deficiency Symptoms (Images)
• Pink Eye (Cornell)
• Pink Rot (N. Dak.)
• Potato Mop-top (Maine)
• Powdery Scab (Maine)
• PVY and PLRV, Diseases Caused By (Maine)
• PVY and PLRV, IPM -- excellent NDSU document
• Rhizoctonia
• Rhizoctonia (Cornell)
• Rhizoctonia (N. Dak.)
• Scab (Cornell)
• Sclerotinia Diseases (Florida)
• Silver Scurf (Cornell)
• Silver Scurf (N. Dak.)
• Silver Scurf (Neb.)
• SPONGOSPORA (Powdery Scab) Home Page
• Symptoms of TRV in Potatoes
• Verticillium Wilt (Maine)
• Viruses and Viroids (Cornell)
• Viruses On-Line (U of Idaho)
• Viruses -- PVY Images
• Viruses, Classification and Nomenclature
• Virus Detection Kits -- rapid, onsite potato virus field test kits
• Virus Diseases of Potato -- U of Maine Ext.
• White Mold (Maine)

  Late Blight

• Am. Phytopath. Soc. -- excellent historical info, more
• Cornell University
• Famine and the Potato, Science of the -- excellent info on the Irish famine
• Florida, University of -- several pest/disease monitoring options
• Florida, University of -- late blight ot tomato and potato
• Idaho, University of -- disease monitoring
• Idaho, University of -- general info, control methods, etc.
• Irish Famine, The -- The Illustrated London News; many images
• Irish Famine, The
• Late Blight -- descriptions of the disease and a short listing of moderately resistant varieties
• Late Blight in the Home Garden (Washington)
• Late Blight of Potato and Tomato (Idaho)
• Late Blight Lab, Michigan State University
• Late Blight of Potato (UVM)
• Late Blight of Potato and Tomato (UFl)
• Late Blight (Neb.)
• Late Blight (N. Dak.)
• NDSU Plant Path -- disease monitoring
• NDSU Late Blight  -- comprehensive descriptions, more
• Nematodes (Florida)
• Nematodes (Idaho)
• Nematodes, Plant Parasitic (Oregon)
• Nematodes Home Page
• Nematode Management in Potatoes (Irish or White)
• Maine, Univ. of (Extension) -- numerous pest/disease alerts
• Minn, Univ. of -- disease monitoring and more
• Mich. State Univ. -- disease monitoring
• OSU Malheur Exp. Station -- monitoring, recommendations
• OSU Dept of Botany & PP -- comprehensive
• USDA/BARC Veg. Lab.
• Vermont, University of
• Wisconsin, University of -- monitoring, more; outstanding  site

Other

• Leafblight Diseases of Potato (NODAK)
• Loggers, Galaxie -- loggers for soil temp., moisture, conductivity, and other environmental parameters
• MeisterPro.Com -- great site for agrichemicals, labels, fertilizer info
• Nematodes (Florida)
• Nematodes Home Page
• Nematodes in Oregon Agriculture
• Nematode Management in Potatoes (Irish or White)
• Net Necrosis (N. Dak.) -- several diseases; good images, text
• North Carolina Ag Chem Manual -- comprehensive; pesticide recommendations, safety, etc.
• Pink Rot (N. Dak.)
• Plant Pathology Internet Guide Book
• Potato Leafroll Virus (N. Dak.) -- several diseases; good images, text
• PVY and PLRV, IPM -- excellent NDSU document
• Rhizoctonia
• Rhizoctonia (N. Dak.)
• Silver Scurf (Idaho)
• Silver Scurf (N. Dak.)
• Verticillium Wilt (Maine)
• Viruses On-Line (U of Idaho)
• Viruses, Classification and Nomenclature
• Virus Detection Kits -- rapid, onsite potato virus field test kits
• Virus Diseases of Potato -- U of Maine Ext.
• University of Idaho Potato Page
• Wart (Newfoundland)
• Wart (Canada)
• White Mold (Maine)

 

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Physiological Disorders

• Tuber Greening (U of Neb.)
• Growth Cracks (Fla.)

 

General

• AGDIA -- diagnostic kits
• ADGEN -- diagnostic products
• American Crop Protection Association -- many useful links
• APSnet home page
• Aventis
• Clemson University Pest Management Handbook  -- click on "Irish Potatoes" for disease, weed, insect control recs.
• Commercial Potato Production Guide (Manitoba)
• Commercial Potato Production in Alberta
• C&P Press Greenbook -- labels, suppliers, related info
• CropNet: Crop Protection for Insects, Weeds and Disease
• Cull & Waste Potato Management (Idaho)
• D2 Biotech., Inc. -- nucleic acid based diagnostic kits for 45 or so potato pathogens
• DISEASES
• Farm Assist (Syngenta) -- links to descriptions, images of diseases, insects, weeds
• Fungal Diseases of Potato (Australia)
• Great Famine in County Fermanagh, The
• Hortsense (WSU)
• Internet IPM Sources for Potato
• MeisterPro.Com -- great site for agrichemicals, labels, fertilizer info
• Ohio Potato Production Guide
• Ohio Vegetable Production Guide
• Online Guide to Plant Disease Control (Oregon) -- excellent, broad-based site for all crops; ident., control, etc.
• Pesticide Center Online (WSU) -- labels, other useful info
• Pests & Diseases, WSU
• Plant Pathology Internet Guide -- huge listing of plant pathology, weed and biotechnology sites
• Potato Diseases (N. Dakota) -- many images and illustrations
• Potato Disease Problems
• Production (Potato) in Australia -- click on selected topic or scroll down to links
• Plant Disease Handbook (Texas) -- scroll to potatoes, etc.
• University of Idaho Potato Page
• U of Maine IPM
• UC IPM Home Page -- Excellent source for potatoes and dozens of other crops
• VegNet--Vegetable Disease Models for Potatoes/Onions
• Wageningen Virology Laboratory

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