How to reduce potato foliar diseases

Nitrogen applications can have the effect of encouraging foliar diseases.

Crop Nutrition and Potato Foliar Diseases

Nitrogen is an essential nutrient to fuel canopy growth, however in temperate climates, an excess supply of nitrogen at later stages of growth will keep the crop growing, delaying maturity place the crop under increased risk of blight.

Nitrogen for is also an important consideration as too much ammonium nitrogen is a disadvantage as it reduces root zone pH and thereby promotes rhizoctonia.

Other crop management practices influencing foliar diseases

Ensuring blight spray programmes are effective
Scheduling irrigation to maximize quality characteristics

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