b'Potato plants infected withearly blight. PHOTO: KHALILAL-MUGHRABIcaused blackleg trouble in some storages. Bisht says extra care should be taken with seed cutting as a result to reduce the risk of planting blackleg infected seed.Soft Rot in OntarioVan Dyk says imported seed issues caused by bacterial pathogens such as Dickeya dianthicola and Pectobac-terium parmentieri have become a pressing concern for Ontario potato producers. He urges growers to plant certified high-quality seed, test seed lots if they can to ensure they are disease-free, grade out for suspect seed, and be watchful for the first signs of bacterial soft rot in potato fields like spottyPotatoemergence and plants with less vigour. plants infected Early Blight in Atlantic CanadaAl-Mughrabi noteswith blackleg. this disease was a challenge in potato fields in thePHOTO: VIKRAMBISHTMaritimes region last year due to lack of rain which stressed plants and favoured early blight development. If the weather next season con-tinues to be dry, a similar trend can be expected for early blight, he explains. Common Scab in P.E.I.MacKinnon points out the provinces drier weather in Soft rot in a recent years has meant less moisture is available to tubers as theyre starting topotato tuber. PHOTO:initiate. Because of that, you can get more common scab showing up, and its aEUGENIABANKSvery tricky disease to control, she says. TAKING CARE OF YOUR QUALITY CROPFor complete box storage and handling solutionsCheck it out at www.tolsmausa.com or call +1 902 439 633614 SPUDSMART.COM SPRING 2021'