Blight, especially in potatoes, is a serious fungal disease caused by the pathogen Phytophthora infestans.It is infamous for causing the Irish Potato Famine. To this day, it remains a significant ...

Late blight is a fungal disease that affects potatoes and tomatoes, and can cause widespread crop destruction. The disease ...

He grows potatoes for local chip companies like Herrs and Utz. In 2016, he lost hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of potatoes to a potato disease. The potato plants withered and died. The lower ...

A stock image of a potato with black leg. This disease, caused by bacteria, may lead to crop losses. ISTOCK / GETTY IMAGES PLUS. It comes after Maine saw a smaller crop this year, harvesting 700 ...

This fact coming to the knowledge of Mr. J. Jackson, of Leeds, England, prompted him to submit a series of samples of diseased and sound potatoes to careful chemical analysis, and he invariably ...

"Ever since potatoes emerged . . . growers have battled the threat of soil-borne fungal and bacterial diseases" By Ronika Thapa - Calum Wilson - Robert Tegg Published May 31, 2023 12:30PM (EDT) ...

Study: Potato Consumption and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in a Harmonized Analysis of Seven Prospective Cohorts.Image Credit: Emre Batarlar/Shutterstock.com. In a recent article in Nutrients ...

Two consignments of ware potatoes imported from Poland have tested positive for ring rot, a notifiable disease that could pose a serious threat to domestic production if allowed to establish in ...