The Critical Window: New Research Pinpoints Potato’s Peak Vulnerability to Heat and Hail

https://potatoes.news/the-critical-window-new-research-pinpoints-potatos-peak-vulnerability-to-heat-and-hail/potatoes-news/ We all know heat and hail damage potatoes, but when these stresses occur may be more important than their intensity.

This is the key finding from ongoing research by Jonathan Neilson at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Lethbridge Research and Development Centre. By simulating the warmer-than-usual May and June conditions experienced in Alberta in 2021 and 2023, Neilson’s