OBSERVATIONS on the potato variety Ulster Supreme made at Cambridge in 1956 indicated that blight (Phytophthora infestans) was present on approximately twice as many tubers derived from plants ...

Potato blight, caused by the fungus Phytophera infestans, is one of the most serious diseases of potatoes. It usually occurs in the mid-to-late summer. Outbreaks are triggered by warm, humid weather ...

Your tomato plant has finally set green fruit, and you can just imagine how delicious those home-grown tomatoes will be. But suddenly, some leaves turn deep brown, there are dark blotches on stems and ...

A group of researchers is turning to AI to try to combat potato blight, a disease that has led to around 20% of global potato crop losses amounting to financial losses of over $4.5 billion. The new AI ...

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A new aggressive potato blight strain was detected in Wales and eastern Scotland earlier this year. The strain, identified as EU 46, can withstand certain fungicides, making it harder to control. It ...

Many of you have heard stories or read about the great potato famine which occurred in Ireland during 1840’s and 50s. But did you know it originated in Mexico? In 2009, there was a major outbreak of ...

Scientists from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi, have developed a computational model for automated disease detection in potato crops using photographs of its leaves. IIT Mandi, in ...