Soil nematode poses a threat to potato farms in Iceland.

2025-06-02 00:00

This organism can stay in the soil for up to two decades, posing a threat to potato agriculture. The pest was identified by Helgi Jóhannesson, a horticultural consultant at the Agricultural Advisory Centre, during routine soil sampling last fall. Helgi said, "I found the nematode almost by".

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