Potatoes
2022 PEI Seed Potato Certification List and Grower Directory
These guidelines are designed to reduce the risk of contamination of land and water resources which may result from the improper disposal practices.
The permanent disposal or temporary storage of cull potatoes on the ground surface may constitute an...
A permit for each lot of seed potatoes originating outside of PEI must be obtained from the Minister of Agriculture prior to being planted on Prince Edward Island. This is pursuant to Section 12 of the Potatoes Regulations.
A permit will be issued for...
The Plant Disease Diagnostic section of PEI Analytical Laboratories is now open and accepting samples for the 2022 season. Samples may be dropped off directly to the lab, or at PEI Access sites outside of Charlottetown.
The Plant Disease Diagnostic...
This fact sheet was developed to explain the best management practices – control of late blight of potatoes
Potato producers in the Atlantic Canadian provinces of New Brunswick (NB) and Prince Edward Island (PE) rely on the photosystem II-inhibiting herbicide metribuzin for weed management. This study demonstrates that PSII-inhibitor-resistant common...
Identify the signs of late blight in potatoes and tomatoes for home gardeners.
In recent years there have been steady advances in the technology of insect and disease control, tillage, and general crop management. Fertility management has also advanced considerably with concern focussed on micro nutrients as well as the traditional...
This fact sheet was developed to explain integrated pest management practices for control of wireworm in potato fields.