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Ditylenchus destructor is a plant pathogenic nematode commonly known as the potato rot nematode. Other common names include the iris nematode, the potato tuber eelworm and the potato tuber nematode. It is an endoparasitic, migratory nematode commonly found in areas such as the United States, Europe, central Asia and Southern Africa.
Synchytrium endobioticum is a chytrid fungus that causes the potato wart disease, or black scab. [1] It also infects some other plants of the genus Solanum , though potato is the only cultivated host .
Potato latent virus: genus Carlavirus, Potato latent virus (PLV) Potato leafroll virus: genus Luteovirus, Potato leafroll virus (PLRV) Potato mop-top virus (spraing of tubers) genus Furovirus, Potato mop-top virus (PMTV) Potato rugose mosaic: genus Potyvirus, Potato virus Y (PVY, strains O, N and C) Potato stem mottle (spraing of tubers) genus ...
Sweet potatoes have about triple the amount of beta-carotene (which the body converts to vitamin A) that you'll find in white potatoes, Gentile says, which is reflected in their orange color.
Fusarium dry rot of potato is a devastating post-harvest losses (vegetables) disease affecting both seed potatoes and potatoes for human consumption. [3] Dry rot causes the skin of the tuber to wrinkle. The rotted areas of the potato may be brown, grey, or black and the rot creates depressions in the surface of the tuber.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said leaves and other yard debris make up more than 13% of the nation’s solid waste, which comes out to 33 million tons a year.
Aldeborgh says that sweet potatoes are a great source of vitamin A, which directly benefits eye health. “Sweet potatoes get their abundant vitamin A content from an antioxidant beta-carotene ...
A sign of black dot disease is black microsclerotia that are produced by the pathogen, and can be found on the roots, the tuber, the stems, and the leaves. [3] This can be used to diagnose black dot. Symptoms of black dot disease include silvery lesions on the surface of the tuber, brown or black lesions on the leaves, leaf wilting, and ...