These sensors rely on advanced imaging and AI to tell blight spores apart from other particles, giving farmers an early warning so they can act before the disease spreads. Potato blight is caused by a ...

With chances in fungicide availability and rapid adaptations in the blight pathogen possible, acting early to reduce risk at source is ... Read more: Growers urged to stand firm against new potato ...

Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT “I now only grow first earlies because the risk of blight is so great.” Early potatoes are so-called because they are the earliest to crop, in June and July.

AN early warning sensor system for potato blight could help control this scourge and lead to a better understanding of how to breed resistant varieties. In a new study recently published in The Plant ...

Ryan Barrett of the P.E.I. Potato Board said they have been collecting blight spores for a few years as part of a project to provide what he describes as an early-warning system for producers.

Defeating potato blight demands international efforts ... Using technology to leverage real-time data enables farmers to act on early warnings and apply treatments in a targeted way, preserving ...