
Potatoes are fun to grow and a small area can provide a nice yield of this tasty vegetable.
The fungus that caused Ireland’s potato famine more than 150 years ago is starting to make its presence known in Wisconsin.
Said that late blight was the cause of 19th century potato famines in Ireland and the fungus can be extremely destructive.
Ring rot potato disease is caused by the bacterium Clavibacter michiganense subsp. sepedonicus. The bacteria which cause ring rot are persistent in storages, bags, bins, and on equipment.
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