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Diseases

Potato Scab

Solanum tuberosum L.

A group of potato diseases caused by various pathogens, primarily affecting the tubers. It includes common, powdery, silver, skin spot, and black scurf forms, which differ in their causal agents and symptoms.

In the reference 1 000 varieties crop Potato, where this is mentioned in the description.

Potato scab encompasses five main forms of the disease: common scab, caused by the actinomycetes Streptomyces scabies; powdery scab (Spongospora subterranea); silver scurf (Helminthosporium solani); skin spot (Polyscytalum pustulans); and black scurf, or Rhizoctonia disease (Rhizoctonia solani). Lesions appear on the tubers as ulcers, pustules, spots with a metallic sheen, or growths on the roots.

In agronomic practice, cultivar resistance is assessed using a scoring scale, as specific immunity genes for scab pathogens have not been identified. Breeding efforts are focused on selecting hybrid material with high field tolerance and complex resistance to diseases under production conditions.

General information about the subject — on the page Scab.

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Varieties of Potato mentioned in the description

Selection based on the description text, not on official evaluation: these data are absent from registers. For specific variety details, please refer to its profile.

Karrera

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

HZPC Holland B.V.

UA
2 records

Mayan Queen

Terminated

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE

2 records

Pomroll

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

BRETAGNE PLANTS INNOVATION S.A.S.

FR
4 records

Finnja

Terminated

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Winfried Lange, Frank Lange

DE
3 records

Kolia

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Pomorsko Mazurska Hodowla Ziemniaka Sp.z o.o. z siedziba w Strzekecinie

PL
5 records

Cyranka

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Hodowla Ziemniaka Zamarte sp. z o.o. - Grupa IHAR

PL
4 records

VB Liepa

Terminated

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Lietuvos agrarinių ir miškų mokslų centro Vokės filialas

LT
2 records

Sivas

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Konst Research, Aardappelveredelingsbedrijf B.V.

NL
4 records

Rima

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Hodowla Ziemniaka Zamarte sp. z o.o. - Grupa IHAR

PL
3 records

Werbena

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Hodowla Ziemniaka Zamarte sp. z o.o. - Grupa IHAR

PL
4 records

Mammut

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Bavaria Saat GbR

DE
3 records

VB Rasa

Terminated

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Lietuvos agrarinių ir miškų mokslų centro Vokės filialas

LT
2 records

Hassel

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Graminor AS, N-2322 Ridabu

3 records

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Sloots Aardappelkweekbedrijf B.V.

NL
3 records

Oda

Terminated

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Hodowla Roślin Szyldak sp. z o.o.

PL
2 records

Katy

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Vesa Velhartice a.s.

CZ
4 records

Aramis

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Pomorsko Mazurska Hodowla Ziemniaka Sp.z o.o. z siedziba w Strzekecinie

PL
2 records

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Geersing Potatoes B.V.

NL
4 records

Bambino

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

CYGNET POTATO BREEDERS

3 records

Vivat

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Bavaria Saat GbR

DE
3 records

Benjamin

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Niederösterreichische Saatbaugenossenschaft reg.Gen.m.b.H.

AT
3 records

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Zelia Aureliia Heorhiivna, Halahan Tetiana Oleksandrivna, Kozun` Ihor Ivanovych, Tymko Liudmyla Volodymyrivna, Pysarenko Nataliia Vasylivna, Lysak Olena Andriivna, Andriienko Tetiana Mykhailivna, Tymko Mykola Hryhorovych, Sydorchuk Vasyl Ivanovych,

UA
2 records

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

IE
3 records

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