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Websites with information on the specific pathogens of this plant.

Resources in This Category

• Aphid Monitoring

  http://aphmon.csl.gov.uk/
  Aphids can transmit Potato Virus Y which is a serious threat to potato crops. The British Potato Council offers a service monitoring this pest to help in decision making on insecticide use.

• Blightwatch.co.uk

  http://www.blightwatch.co.uk/
  Blightwatch is a collaborative service supported by the British Potato Council and aims to give growers a management tool for assisting in the control of blight.

• Colorado Potato Beetle: Effective Chemical Control

  http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/deptdocs.nsf/all/agdex11110/$file/625-4.pdf?OpenElement
  Provides details of the degree of resistance built up by this beetle to different pesticides, with special reference to Alberta.

• Diseases of Potato

  http://www.apsnet.org/publications/commonnames/Pages/Potato.aspx
  Provides the common names of the bacterial, fungal, nematode, viral and other diseases that affect the plant.

• Diseases of Potatoes

  http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/deptdocs.nsf/all/prm8938
  An identification guide to the bacterial, fungal, nematode, viral and other diseases that may infect this crop, with many photographs, brief descriptions of the symptoms and suggested management strategies.

• Nematode Management in Potatoes

  http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/NG029
  Information on general IPM considerations, symptoms, damage, field diagnosis and sampling, general management considerations, crop rotation, varietal resistance and control.

• Organic Alternatives for Late Blight Control in Potatoes

  http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/lateblight.html
  New strains of late blight make potato production especially challenging. Several nonchemical options are available for managing this disease, including cultural practices, some varietal resistance, and alternative fungicidal sprays.

• Potato Late Blight

  http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/instruct/gudmesta/lateblight/
  Disease management, photos of symptoms, information on other tuber and foliar diseases, and relevant links. North Dakota State University, U.S.

• Potato Yellow Dwarf Virus, Nucleorhabdovirus

  http://www.forestryimages.org/browse/detail.cfm?imgnum=1949048
  Photograph of an affected plant and a description of the symptoms.

• PotatoBeetle.org

  http://www.potatobeetle.org/
  Information on biology and management of the Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata. Includes general information, review of various management techniques, searchable database of scientific literature and links to other resources.

• UC IPM Online: Potatoes

  http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/selectnewpest.potatoes.html
  Provides a year-round IPM program for potatoes with information on monitoring and managing the pests and diseases found.

• Virus Problems of Potatoes

  http://vegetablemdonline.ppath.cornell.edu/NewsArticles/Potato_Virus.htm
  Photographs of symptoms and information on virus Y, leafroll virus, virus S, virus X, mop top virus, spraing, tobacco rattle virus, potato spindle tuber viroid and alfalfa mosaic virus.

 

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