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The Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute and CAFRE, Greenmount Campus has issued a further potato blight warning.

Date published: 11 June 2014

Areas of Expertise: Grassland and Plant Science

The Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute and CAFRE, Greenmount Campus has issued a further potato blight warning.

Potato blight on cv. Up-to-Date showing the pathogen (Phytophthora infestans) sporulating on the underside of a leaf.

  Infection Periods have been recorded between 10th and 23rd July at sites across Northern Ireland.  The current warm, humid weather will encourage rapid development and spread of blight so growers are advised to protect their crops with approved fungicides at the intervals recommended for high risk conditions.  More information on controlling blight and on current blight risk is available from DARD Blight-Net via the DARD website and from your local Crops Development Adviser.

 

Notes to editors:

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