AgronomyWebcast: Practical Management of Powdery Scab

Webcast: Practical Management of Powdery Scab

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Powdery scab is a potato disease that is difficult to manage, and under certain environmental conditions, powdery scab can be potentially devastating to susceptible potato varieties.

The Plant Management Network (PMN) has released a new presentation entitled Practical Management of Powdery Scab to help professionals reduce the likelihood of infections with a comprehensive management approach including disease avoidance, cultivar resistance, soil testing, proper irrigation and chemical applications.

The webcast, developed by Robert D. Davidson, Professor and Extension Specialist at Colorado State University, discusses the importance of learning to recognize:

  • Environmental conditions that favor infections and spore mobility
  • Relative risk of an outbreak through field history and soil testing
  • Potato cultivars resistant to lesions and root galls

The 21-minute presentation, Practical Management of Powdery Scab, will remain open access through June 2017.

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