Dickeya solani on Potato
Dickeya solani
Potatobacterial
An aggressive bacterial disease causing rapid blackleg and tuber soft rot, more virulent than related Pectobacterium species.
Symptoms
Aggressive blackleg symptoms and rapid, watery soft rot of tubers, spreading faster than typical bacterial soft rot.
Favorable conditions
- •Warm, wet conditions
- •Contaminated seed potatoes
Management
- 1Use certified seed potatoes
- 2Practice strict field and equipment sanitation
- 3Rogue and destroy infected plants promptly
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