How Do You Stop Fungus On Seed Potatoes?
The role of fungus disease has had a profound effect on society. The great Irish potato famine was caused by phytophifora infestans, a fungus that causes late blight in potatoes. Late blight causes $2.75 billion in lost yield every year, according to the International Potato Center. The potato disease caused a famine in 1845, which claimed over a million lives and facilitated a mass exodus out of Ireland. You can fight the fungus that causes potato blight. Check potato tubers to ensure they are disease-free. Spray the crop with a fungicide in season (preferably before closing of a row toward the end of the season). Take out all tubers and throw out the infected ones. Check with local authorities to gauge when the best time to use pesticides are. Use the amount suggested by the manufacturer. Too little may be ineffective, too much may speed resistance in the fungi. Rotate the crop and use only certified disease-free seed potatoes. Keep the seed in cool storage at 40-42 degrees F to disc
