To those who thought the threat of late blight this year was over and we tomato and potato growers were out of the woods, so to speak, unfortunately that isn't the case. Word came down from the ...

But the good news for organically minded gardeners is that a host of new, flavoursome varieties with good blight resistance have been introduced into cultivation in recent years. These typically ...

For the third year in a row, late blight disease has been detected early in the season on Long Island. This time, it's been found on tomato crops on the South Fork. Late blight is the disease that was ...

Late blight of potato and tomato is a devastating disease worldwide. It is caused by the fungus Phytophthora infestans and led to the Irish potato famine in 1845. Under favorable weather conditions, ...

Tomato blight is a catch-all term for a group of serious fungal infections that affect the production and quality of fruit. The fungi attack tomatoes in different ways at different times, with ...

A: Late blight is a disease caused by the pathogen Phytophthora infestans. It is the same fungus-like micro-organism that was responsible for the Irish potato famine, which began in 1845 and caused ...

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Late blight resistant varieties must be an active component of potato crop management regimes, rather than a “just-in-case” safety net. That is the view of Dan Milbourne, who is leading a major EU ...

This is a year to watch for late blight (LB) and early blight (EB) in potatoes and tomatoes and to a lesser degree in peppers and eggplants. For a disease to get established you need a susceptible ...