Potato Ring Rot Disease Techniques
It is a common disease, with an annual occurrence area of about 10%. The potato ring rot pathogen is mainly spread through seed potatoes; it cannot survive in the soil, but it can be carried on tools, machinery, packing crates and packing bags. Solutions: using disease-free seed potatoes is the most economical and effective control method; use whole-tuber planting; when cutting seed potatoes into pieces, strictly disinfect the cutting knife; before sowing disease-free seed tubers, remove volunteer plants in the field and disinfect tools such as baskets and boxes; use new packing bags.
It is a common disease, with an annual occurrence area of about 10%. The potato ring rot pathogen is mainly spread through seed potatoes; it cannot survive in the soil, but it can be carried on tools, machinery, packing crates and packing bags.
Solutions: using disease-free seed potatoes is the most economical and effective control method; use whole-tuber planting; when cutting seed potatoes into pieces, strictly disinfect the cutting knife; before sowing disease-free seed tubers, remove volunteer plants in the field and disinfect tools such as baskets and boxes; use new packing bags.