Potato diseases
New Polysaccharide-Based Solution to Protect Potatoes from Harmful Bacteria
A Breakthrough in Potato Protection: Russian Scientists Develop a New Bio-Nano Solution A team of Siberian researchers, in collaboration with...
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The Hidden Threat: Potato Cancer Endangers Oryol’s Harvest
A Dangerous Disease for Potatoes in Oryol Potato farmers in Oryol are being warned about a growing threat to their...
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Protecting Canada’s Potato Industry: The New National Potato Wart Response Plan
Potato wart, caused by the Synchytrium endobioticum fungus, is one of the most serious diseases affecting potato crops globally. In...
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Tackling Common Scab in Potatoes: New Research Seeks to Uncover the Causes and Improve Disease Management
Common scab is a persistent problem in potato farming, affecting not only the aesthetic quality of the tubers but also...
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Understanding the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s New Potato Wart Response Plan
A Call for Collaboration in Potato Cultivation and Protection The agricultural community, particularly those involved in potato cultivation, is currently...
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First report of Colletotrichum coccodes causing black dot on potato in Mauritius
Black dot (Colletotrichum coccodes) has become an economically significant potato tuber disease due to its capacity to cause early foliage...
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The Irish Meteorological Service,Met Éireann, announces Potato Blight Advisory for Ireland
Met Éireann, The Irish Meteorological Service, has issued a Status Yellow advisory for potato blight across Ireland until tomorrow morning....
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Operation Spray Less: Monitoring Late Blight in P.E.I. Potato Fields
In Prince Edward Island, watershed groups are actively monitoring potato fields for signs of late blight, conducting weekly checks at...
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Soilborne diseases of potatoes: black dot of potatoes
Black dot is a tuber blemish disease of potatoes, caused by Colletotrichum coccodes. Nowadays this is becoming severe constraint for...
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Soil-borne diseases of potatoes: powdery scab
Powdery scab (Spongospora subterranea) is a fungal blemish disease of potatoes (https://gd.eppo.int/taxon/SPONSU). The “powder” is comprised of spore balls (cystosori)...
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Preventing the development of late blight resistance to fungicides
Potato late blight is one of the most devastating diseases of potato. In conventional potato production, this mainly controls through...
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Potato Virus Y (PVY): a non-persistent virus threatening the potato production
The main virus species in many potato growing regions is Potato Virus Y (PVY). Primary infection of PVY occurs in...
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Silver scurf ─ a potato tuber blemish disease: a profile of a potato pathogen and control options
Silver scurf, caused by the fungus Helminthosporium solani, is primarily a blemish disease of potato (Solanum tuberosum) that has become...
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Exciting Update: Introducing the All-New POTATOES NEWS App!
We at POTATOES NEWS are thrilled to announce the release of our revamped application, now faster and more user-friendly than...
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Clavibacter sepedonicus: Use of disease-free seed potatoes is the most effective tool of control and beyond (part II)
Clavibacter sepedonicus is a bacterial potato pathogen, threatening potato production across the world. In some potato growing countries, this potato pathogen...
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Potato ring rot: a profile of the potato pathogen and control measures (part I)
Different stages of tuber infection (photo by Maria A. Kuznetsova, All-Russian Phytopathology Research Institute, https://gd.eppo.int/taxon/CORBSE/photos) Clavibacter sepedonicus, causing potato ring...
Read moreDetailsPress release: new albums with photos of disease symptoms are published
Potatoes News announces that new albums with photos of disease symptoms of main potato diseases have been released. Now there...
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