Diseases

The leading disease threats potato growers need to look for this season — and how to manage or prevent them. Late blight attacks both tubers...

This persistent potato pathogen renders tubers unrecognizable — and unfit for human consumption. Here’s a primer on the disease, and what can be done...

Successful growers from across the country share their thoughts on Best Management Practices in potato production. Pests in their many forms — rooted, winged or...

From planting to storage, fusarium can affect tubers at every stage of the production cycle. Here are some tips for protecting your potatoes. Fusarium is...

'Natural' alternatives to chemical pesticides providing new weapon against potato pests. In the battle against potato pests, what’s old is becoming new again. Biological pesticides,...

Possibly spread by contaminated soil, this fungal disease can be difficult to stop once it becomes established. Potato mop-top virus, or PMTV, is a disease...