Physiological and Morphological Studies on the Potato Plants : part 20. On the variation in the glutathione contents in the potato tubers during the storage period.

1956 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takashi TAGAWA ◽  
Yasunao NISHIYAMA
Keyword(s):  
Storage Period ◽  
Potato Tubers ◽  
Potato Plants ◽  
Morphological Studies

Effects of irrigation regimes on powdery scab disease and yield of potatoes

1986 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
pp. 745 ◽  
Author(s):  
PA Taylor ◽  
SP Flett ◽  
RFde Boer ◽  
D Marshall
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Field Trials ◽  
Powdery Scab ◽  
Infested Soil ◽  
Spongospora Subterranea ◽  
Potato Tubers ◽  
Potato Plants ◽  
Tuber Set ◽  
Large Scale Field

The period of susceptibility of potato tubers to powdery scab (Spongospora subterranea) was studied by inoculating potato plants with spores, or by watering plants in infested soil, at different stages of plant development in greenhouse conditions. Maximum susceptibility began about 1 week before the stage when 50% of stolons had swollen to at least 5-mm diameter (tuber set), and ended 3-4 weeks later. With holding irrigation water during this period reduced the severity of powdery scab by 65-75% in field experiments in 1981-82 and 1982-83, but had no apparent effect on disease severity in 3 out of 6 large-scale field trials during 1984-85.

scholarly journals Occurrence and epidemiological aspects of potato silver scurf in California

2004 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 690-695 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcos G. Cunha ◽  
David M. Rizzo
Keyword(s):  
Storage Period ◽  
Storage Conditions ◽  
Silver Scurf ◽  
Inoculum Potential ◽  
Helminthosporium Solani ◽  
Potato Tubers ◽  
Commercial Potato ◽  
Tuber Disease ◽  
Fusarium Sp ◽  
Over Time

A new potato tuber disease has been observed in the Tulelake region, California, USA, since 1995, with tuber symptoms suggestive of silver scurf disease (Helminthosporium solani). In this work we isolated, identified and demonstrated the nature of the causal agent of this potato disease in California. In addition, the distribution of H. solani in potato fields and the inoculum potential at harvest time were investigated. Disease progress and H. solani spore populations were also characterised under commercial storage conditions. The main fungal genera associated with potato tubers in storage were Helminthosporium solani, Colletotrichum sp., Fusarium sp., and Rhizoctonia sp. The results of Koch's postulates indicated that H. solani is responsible for the outbreak of silver scurf in the Tulelake region. In a disease survey in three commercial potato fields naturally infested, H. solani infections occurred in all fields. However, the extension of the infections differed significantly between the fields. During potato storage, silver scurf usually increased over time. The percentage of the tuber surface covered by silver scurf varied from 3.5% up to 35.5% during the storage period. The number of H. solani lesions per tuber also progressively increased from 6% up to 35%, six months after storage. H. solani spore populations also increased over time in all studied potato stores; nevertheless, they followed no consistent pattern, exhibiting multiple and variable peaks of increase and reduction during the period of storage.

scholarly journals Genetic Diversity and Aggressiveness of Ralstonia solanacearum Strains Causing Bacterial Wilt of Potato in Uruguay

Plant Disease ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 95 (10) ◽  
pp. 1292-1301 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. I. Siri ◽  
A. Sanabria ◽  
M. J. Pianzzola
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Diversity ◽  
Bacterial Wilt ◽  
Ralstonia Solanacearum ◽  
Potato Tubers ◽  
Bacterial Strains ◽  
Potato Plants ◽  
Polymerase Chain ◽  
First Time ◽  
Different Levels

Bacterial wilt, caused by Ralstonia solanacearum, is a major disease affecting potato (Solanum tuberosum) production worldwide. Although local reports suggest that the disease is widespread in Uruguay, characterization of prevalent R. solanacearum strains in that country has not been done. In all, 28 strains of R. solanacearum isolated from major potato-growing areas in Uruguay were evaluated, including 26 strains isolated from potato tubers and 2 from soil samples. All strains belonged to phylotype IIB, sequevar 1 (race 3, biovar 2). Genetic diversity of strains was assessed by repetitive-sequence polymerase chain reaction, which showed that the Uruguayan strains constituted a homogeneous group. In contrast, inoculation of the strains on tomato and potato plants showed, for the first time, different levels of aggressiveness among R. solanacearum strains belonging to phylotype IIB, sequevar 1. Aggressiveness assays were also performed on accessions of S. commersonii, a wild species native to Uruguay that is a source of resistance for potato breeding. No significant interactions were found between bacterial strains and potato and S. commersonii genotypes, and differences in aggressiveness among R. solanacearum strains were consistent with previously identified groups based on tomato and potato inoculations. Moreover, variation in responses to R. solanacearum was observed among the S. commersonii accessions tested.

scholarly journals Resistance to thiabendazole in Fusarium species and Helminthosporium solani in potato tubers treated commercially in eastern Canada

2005 ◽  
Vol 78 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
H.W. Platt
Keyword(s):  
Prince Edward Island ◽  
Fusarium Species ◽  
Storage Period ◽  
Application Rate ◽  
Helminthosporium Solani ◽  
Fusarium Sambucinum ◽  
Potato Tubers ◽  
Eastern Canada ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Tuber Rot

During the 1992-1993 and 1994-1995 winter storage period for potatoes (Solarium tuberosum) in Quebec, New Brunswick, and Prince-Edward-Island, tubers were collected which had symptoms of fusarium tuber rot and silver scurf and which had been treated commercially after harvest with thiabendazole. Resistance to thiabendazole was detected in isolates of Fusarium sambucinum and Helminthosporium solani but not in isolates of F. avenaceum and F. oxysporum. However, the majority of those farms surveyed (64%) had adequate disease control with no pathogen isolated from the diseased tubers. Incidence and EC50 values of resistant isolates were lower than found elsewhere and the occurrence of farms with resistant isolates of F. sambucinum (18%) was greater than for H. solani (7%). For H. solani, EC50 values of resistant isolates were substantially less than those found in Alberta. While the study investigated commercial operations employing a wide range of thiabendazole rates (6-42 g a.i. t-1), no specifie trends were detected between the occurrence of resistant isolates and cultivar or thiabendazole application rate.

Moisture Loss from Kennebec Potato Tubers During Initial Storage Period

1976 ◽  
Vol 19 (5) ◽  
pp. 0967-0969 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. C. Misener ◽  
Gene C. Shove
Keyword(s):  
Storage Period ◽  
Moisture Loss ◽  
Potato Tubers ◽  
Initial Storage
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