USA
April 28, 2011
Focus on Potato's latest webcast in its series on crop protection covers pink rot of potato. This presentation was authored by Dr. Jeff Miller, President and Study Director of Miller Research, located in Rupert, Idaho.
This presentation will help consultants, growers, and other practitioners in North American potato production understand the pink rot disease cycle on potato.
The presentation illustrates the various symptoms of pink rot. It also focus on pink rot management. The strengths and weakness of different management recommendations --for both in-season and post-harvest options -- are also discussed.
This presentation can be viewed at http://www.plantmanagementnetwork.org/edcenter/seminars/potato/PinkRot/.
Other presentations are available on the Focus on Potato website at www.plantmanagementnetwork.org/fop.
Focus on Potato is a publication of the Plant Management Network
Webcast on Pink Rot of Potato Published in Focus on Potato Resource, a nonprofit online publisher whose mission is to enhance the health, management, and production of agricultural and horticultural crops. It achieves this mission through its applied, science-based resources. PMN is jointly managed by the American Society of Agronomy, American Phytopathological Society, and Crop Science Society of America. PMN is also a partner of the Potato Association of America, as well as nearly 80 other organizations.
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