Professional paper

Bacterial soft rot of potato

Ivana Križanac orcid.org/0000-0001-9185-8341 ; HCPHS - Zavod za zaštitu bilja
Jelena Plavec ; HCPHS - Zavod za zaštitu bilja

Abstract

Bacterial rots of potato tubers may be caused by several plant pathogenic bacteria from Pectobacterium and Dickeya genus. Symptoms of the disease are rotting of potato tubers or basal part of the stem and wilting of potato plants. Development of the disease depends on temperature and humidity of soil. Depending on enviromental conditions, symptoms can develop in field or later in storage. Disease symptoms and preventive measures are described.

Keywords

potato; bacterial rot

Hrčak ID:

169021

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/169021

Publication date:

1.5.2013.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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