Soil management

Gao, Y., A. Alyokhin, A., S.M. Prager, S. Reitz, and A. Huseth. 2025. Complexities in the implementation and maintenance of integrated pest management in potato. Annual Review of Entomology 70: 45-63.

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Integrated pest management (IPM) is an educated and systematic effort to use multiple control techniques to reduce pest damage to economically acceptable levels while minimizing negative environmental impacts. Although its benefits are widely acknowledged, IPM is not universally practiced by farmers. Potato farming, which produces one of the most important staple crops in the world, […]

Gao, Y., A. Alyokhin, A., S.M. Prager, S. Reitz, and A. Huseth. 2025. Complexities in the implementation and maintenance of integrated pest management in potato. Annual Review of Entomology 70: 45-63. Read More »

Jasim, A., A. Zaeen, L. K. Sharma, S. K. Bali, C. Wang, A. Buzza, and A. Alyokhin. 2020. Predicting phosphorus and potato yield using active and passive sensors. Agriculture 2020, 10, 564. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture10110564

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Applications of remote sensing are important in improving potato production through the broader adoption of precision agriculture. This technology could be useful in decreasing the potential contamination of soil and water due to the over-fertilization of agriculture crops. The objective of this study was to assess the utility of active sensors (Crop Circle, Holland Scientific,

Jasim, A., A. Zaeen, L. K. Sharma, S. K. Bali, C. Wang, A. Buzza, and A. Alyokhin. 2020. Predicting phosphorus and potato yield using active and passive sensors. Agriculture 2020, 10, 564. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture10110564 Read More »

Zaeen, A. A., L. Sharma, A. Jasim, S. Bali, A. Buzza, and A. Alyokhin. 2020. Yield and quality of three potato cultivars under series of nitrogen rates. Agrosystems, Geosciences, and Environment 2020;3:e20062. https://doi.org/10.1002/agg2.20062

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Undesirable growth of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) crop under an excessive N fertilizer application is a potentially serious problem. This research was conducted to investigate the response of different potato cultivars; Russet Burbank, Shepody, and Superior, and its qualitative characteristics under a series of N rates. Six rates of N fertilization (0–280 kg ha-1) were applied

Zaeen, A. A., L. Sharma, A. Jasim, S. Bali, A. Buzza, and A. Alyokhin. 2020. Yield and quality of three potato cultivars under series of nitrogen rates. Agrosystems, Geosciences, and Environment 2020;3:e20062. https://doi.org/10.1002/agg2.20062 Read More »

Alyokhin, A., B. Nault, and B. Brown. 2020. Soil conservation practices for insect pest management in highly disturbed agroecosystems – a review. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 168: 7-27.

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 Decline in soil health is a serious worldwide problem that decreases complexity and stability of agricultural ecosystems, commonly making them more prone to outbreaks of herbivorous insect pests. Potato (Solanum tuberosum L., Solanaceae) and onion (Allium cepa L., Amaryllidaceae) production is currently characterized by high soil disturbance and heavy reliance on synthetic inputs, including insecticides. Evidence suggests

Alyokhin, A., B. Nault, and B. Brown. 2020. Soil conservation practices for insect pest management in highly disturbed agroecosystems – a review. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 168: 7-27. Read More »

Bernard, E., R. P. Larkin, S. Tavantzis, M. S. Erich, A. Alyokhin, and S. D. Gross. 2014. Rapeseed rotation, compost and biocontrol amendments reduce soilborne diseases and increase tuber yield in organic and conventional potato production systems. Plant Soil 374: 611-627.

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Aims Integrating multiple soil and disease management practices may improve crop productivity and disease control, but potential interactions and limitations need to be determined.Methods Three different potential disease-suppressive management practices, including a Brassica napus (rapeseed) green manure rotation crop, conifer-based compost amendment, and three biological control organisms (Trichoderma virens, Bacillus subtilis, and Rhizoctonia solani hypovirulent isolate Rhs1A1) were evaluated alone

Bernard, E., R. P. Larkin, S. Tavantzis, M. S. Erich, A. Alyokhin, and S. D. Gross. 2014. Rapeseed rotation, compost and biocontrol amendments reduce soilborne diseases and increase tuber yield in organic and conventional potato production systems. Plant Soil 374: 611-627. Read More »

Bernard, E., R. P. Larkin, S. Tavantzis, M. S. Erich, A. Alyokhin, G. Sewell, A. Lannan, and S. D. Gross. 2012. Compost, rapeseed rotation, and biocontrol agents significantly impact soil microbial communities in organic and conventional potato production systems. Applied Soil Ecology 52: 29-41.

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Cultural practices such as organic amendments, rotations, and use of biological control organisms are regularly investigated for their effects on controlling plant diseases but their effects on soil microbial populations are often unexplored. In this study, three different sustainable disease management practices, use of compost amendment, biocontrol organisms, and a potentially disease-suppressive rotation, were established

Bernard, E., R. P. Larkin, S. Tavantzis, M. S. Erich, A. Alyokhin, G. Sewell, A. Lannan, and S. D. Gross. 2012. Compost, rapeseed rotation, and biocontrol agents significantly impact soil microbial communities in organic and conventional potato production systems. Applied Soil Ecology 52: 29-41. Read More »

Alyokhin, A. and R. Atlihan. 2005. Reduced fitness of the Colorado potato beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) on potato plants grown in manure-amended soil.Environmental Entomology 34: 963-968. 

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Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say), is the most important insect defoliator of potatoes worldwide. In this study, we conducted a series of no-choice assays comparing Colorado potato beetle reproduction and development on potato plants grown in manure-amended and synthetically fertilized soils. Manure-amended soil received annual applications of raw cow manure since 1991, and additional applications of

Alyokhin, A. and R. Atlihan. 2005. Reduced fitness of the Colorado potato beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) on potato plants grown in manure-amended soil.Environmental Entomology 34: 963-968.  Read More »

Alyokhin, A., G. Porter, E. Groden, and F. Drummond. 2005. Colorado potato beetle response to soil amendments: a case in support of the mineral balance hypothesis? Agriculture, Ecosystems, and Environment 109: 234-244. 

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The mineral balance hypothesis [Phelan, L.P., Norris, K.H., Mason, J.F., 1996. Soil management history and host preference by Ostrinia nubilalis: evidence for plant mineral balance mediating insect-plant interactions. Environ. Entomol. 25, 1329-1336] suggests that the organic matter and microbial activity associated with organically managed soils afford a buffering capability to maintain nutrient balance in plants. An

Alyokhin, A., G. Porter, E. Groden, and F. Drummond. 2005. Colorado potato beetle response to soil amendments: a case in support of the mineral balance hypothesis? Agriculture, Ecosystems, and Environment 109: 234-244.  Read More »