#POTATO LATE BLIGHT PLUS#

Popular blight-resistant varieties include 'Cara', 'Nicola', and 'Kennebec' – you can get 'Kennebec' seed potatoes from Burpee. This includes keeping the crop healthy and stress-free, and also choosing potato varieties that have been bred to be blight-resistant. There are techniques and tactics you can try to prevent potato blight. (Image credit: christopher miles / Alamy Stock Photo) Tips for potato blight prevention It is a disease that can also affect tomatoes and other crops in the Solanaceae plant family, such as eggplants and peppers. Late blight prefers a cooler, moister temperature than early blight. It thrives in warm, wet, and humid weather, spreading quickly when there are two consecutive days over 50☏ and with 6-10 hours of 90% humidity. It attacks the foliage, tubers and potatoes and can spread rapidly through a plant and through a crop. Late potato blight is the more common name for traditional potato blight and it is caused by the fungus-like microorganism Phytophthora infestans. The severity of the disease can depend on certain factors, including the wetness of potato plant leaves as a result of rain, dew, or watering, and also the overall health of the plant. The spores of early blight are thought to be most active between 41 and 86☏ and spread via wind, irrigation, and rain. It is mainly prevalent in warmer climates and the fungus spreads in hot and dry weather.

#POTATO LATE BLIGHT PLUS#

(Image credit: Grahamphoto23 / iStock / Getty Images Plus / Getty Images) The differences between early blight and late blightĮarly potato blight is caused by Alternaria solani and it can affect leaves, stems, and tubers – impacting the overall yield of the plants.

Potato late blight