Sam’s Three Minute Thesis

A love/hate triangle in emerging potato diseases

Potato is the third most consumed crop in the world. Therefore, the success of potato crop production is crucial for global food security. Disease damage contributes to a significant portion and annual potato crop loss. Powdery scab disease in potato is caused by Spongospora subterranea f. sp. subterranea (Sss). Sss vectors potato mop-top virus (PMTV) that causes tuber necrosis. Both pathogens reduce the economic value of tubers and impede foreign trade due to the quarantine status of PMTV in some countries. While effective chemical or cultural control measures are not available for … Continue reading Samodya Jayasingh 3MT