Diseases of Potato: A Major Constraint to Potato Production

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Author(s): Baby Summuna (Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, India), Sachin Gupta (Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu, India)and Moni Gupta (Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu, India)
Copyright: 2017
Pages: 19
Source title: Sustainable Potato Production and the Impact of Climate Change
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Sunil Londhe (International Centre for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF), India)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-1715-3.ch011

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Technologies / Environment & Agriculture / Information Science Reference / Sustainable Development

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Potato production is seriously compromised due to prevalence of a number of diseases and they are the major constraints in potato production resulting in significant yield reduction. Integrated disease management of potato includes regular inspection for healthy seed or nursery, crop production, correct identification of the problem, cultural practices (crop rotation, sanitation etc.), biological control, soil fumigation (if necessary), seed or nursery stock treatment and disinfestations of cutting tools. Due to the ever increasing number of new fungicide resistant fungal pathogens, proper and timely diagnosis of potato diseases is becoming paramount to effective disease management, and growers need up-to-date information to help make important decisions on optimal use and timing of pesticides and other control options.

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