Potato Disease Summit Presents the Latest Information and Treatments
The University of Maine will convene a forum about potato diseases this fall that's expected to draw scientists from all over the U.S. and Europe.
Two bacteria threatening the potato industry worldwide will be the focus of a Potato Disease Summit, November 9, in Bangor, Maine. Plant pathologists, researchers and scientists from The Netherlands, Scotland and five U.S. states will present the latest information on dickeya and pectobacterium.
In the past three growing seasons, dickeya blackleg disease has caused significant economic losses in seed non-emergence and crop loss in the USA. In addition, an associated pathogen, pectobacterium, has caused potato crop losses in the field and in storage.
The bacteria have caused losses to the potato industry in Europe for an even longer period. This summit is for scientists, consultants, regulatory officials, potato seed growers and buyers. Registration deadline is October 2 and is available online.
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