Silver Scurf of Potato
Helminthosporium solani
Potatofungal
A cosmetic storage disease that gives tuber skin a silvery sheen.
Symptoms
A silvery-gray sheen develops on tuber skin during storage, mainly a cosmetic blemish.
Favorable conditions
- •High humidity in storage
- •Contaminated seed potatoes
Management
- 1Manage storage humidity and ventilation carefully
- 2Treat seed potatoes
- 3Rotate crops
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