This report is part of Work Package 1: Economic Contribution of the Scottish Government funded research project: Delivering a sustainable potato industry for Scotland through management of Potato cyst nematode (PCN). As part of this workstream this report aims to provide new insights into the economic contribution that the Scottish potato sector makes beyond the often cited farmgate value of potato production. This report provides a statistical overview of this concentrated and highly regulated sector, including data on consumption, exports, imports, production, varieties, seed and ware sector – alongside estimates of economic contribution.

Resistance in different potato varieties is a key tool for control of PCN populations. 

This factsheet defines what is meant by susceptible, partially resistant, and highly resistant varieties as well as explaining how resistance scores are calculated. 

A factsheet to summarise the information presented in "A desk based review of alternatives to glyphosate to control groundkeepers" report

Five Key Principles outlining the important steps to protect your land and crops from PCN.

A summarised factsheet of results from the Barnyards Open Day 2022 trial report.

A short factsheet with some background information about PCN and the project.

Factsheet with information about the Decision Support System being developed in Work Package 2.

Factsheet with information on Work Package 3 (Resistance Marker Development) including some background on potato breeding and the marker development process.