FERA PLANT DISEASE FACTSHEET: Bacterial rots of potato tubers
Key facts Soft rots in stored potatoes can be caused by a number of bacterialpathogens Pectobacterium species (especially P. carotovorum...
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Key facts Soft rots in stored potatoes can be caused by a number of bacterialpathogens Pectobacterium species (especially P. carotovorum...
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Hosts Potato is the most important host for both Globodera pallida (the white potato cyst nematode) and G. rostochiensis (the...
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Key facts Characterised by dark rings on the potato tuber surface. Brown necrotic arcs or flecks in the flesh of...
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