How to Fight Potato Tuber Cancer: A Dangerous Disease That Can Destroy an Entire Crop
When growing potatoes, the summer resident faces many difficulties, including numerous diseases to which the crop is susceptible.
An expert of the online publication Belnovosti, agronomist, landscape designer Anastasia Kovrizhnykh told how to prevent tuber cancer in potatoes.
It is only possible to understand that the root crops are affected by cancer when it is time to harvest - at this moment it is discovered that most of the potatoes have rotted, and the remaining ones are unsuitable for consumption, much less for storage.
Tuber cancer can be recognized by the warts on the surface - at first they are white, and then brown.
In addition, green warty growths are visible in the leaf axils, on the foliage or potato buds.
The best time for preventive measures is at the stage of preparing tubers for planting - for this, before lowering the planting material into the ground, it should be soaked in foundationol.
You should act in accordance with the instructions.
Finally, effective preventive measures include following crop rotation rules and using varieties that are not susceptible to cancer pathogens.
