Despite a wet growing season, there haven’t been many reports of disease in potatoes. “So far, we have had no late blight, which is a concern when we have heavy rains or even nights with heavy dew,” said NDSU Associate Professor of Potato Breeding Susie Thompson. “Most of our potato fields are lush with foliage, and that can serve as a micro-environment or an easy place where the pathogen likes and can take hold, but so far, we have been late blight-free.”Thompson: Wet Weather Didn’t Bring Blight
Despite a wet growing season, there haven’t been many reports of disease in potatoes. “So far, we have had no late blight, which is a concern when we have heavy rains or even nights with heavy dew,” said NDSU Associate Professor of Potato Breeding Susie Thompson. “Most of our potato fields are lush with foliage, and that can serve as a micro-environment or an easy place where the pathogen likes and can take hold, but so far, we have been late blight-free.”