Late Blight of Potato (Phytophthora infestans) I: Fungicides Application and Associated Challenges

Authors

  • Abdul Majeed 1Department of Botany, Government Degree College Naguman Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
  • Zahir Muhammad Department of Botany, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
  • Zabeeh Ullah Department of Botany, Hazara University Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
  • Rafi Ullah Department of Botany, Hazara University Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
  • Habib Ahmad Islamia College University Peshawar, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24925/turjaf.v5i3.261-266.1038

Keywords:

Fungicide resistance, The Great Irish Hunger, Disease resistance, Biological control, Epidemic

Abstract

Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) has been remained an important agricultural crop in resolving global food issues through decades. The crop has experienced enormous growth in terms of production throughout the world in recent decades because of improvement in agricultural mechanization, fertilizers application and irrigation practices. Nevertheless, a significant proportion of this valuable crop is still vulnerable to losses due to prevalence of different viral, bacterial, fungal and nematodes infestations. Late blight, caused by Phytophthora infestans (Mont.) de Bary, is one of the most threatening pathogenic diseases which not only results in direct crop losses but also cause farmers to embrace huge monetary expenses for disease control and preventive measures. The disease is well known for notorious ‘Irish Famine‘ which resulted in drop of Irish population by more than 20% as result of hunger and potato starvation. Globally, annual losses of crop and money spend on fungicides for late blight control exceeds one trillion US dollars. This paper reviews the significance of late blight of potato and controlling strategies adopted for minimizing yield losses incurred by this disease by the use of synthetic fungicides. Advantages and disadvantages of fungicides application are discussed.

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Published

27.03.2017

How to Cite

Majeed, A., Muhammad, Z., Ullah, Z., Ullah, R., & Ahmad, H. (2017). Late Blight of Potato (Phytophthora infestans) I: Fungicides Application and Associated Challenges. Turkish Journal of Agriculture - Food Science and Technology, 5(3), 261–266. https://doi.org/10.24925/turjaf.v5i3.261-266.1038

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Agriculture and Environment