Potato Wart Disease
INTRODUCTION Potato ( Solanum tuberosum L.) is a very important vegetable and ranks fourth in the world with respect to production, in United States of America it is ranked fifth. Pakistan has further lower ranking in this regard. Potato is also staple food in many communities and it has a large spectrum of cultivar based on shape, size and colour of its edible tuber. Warts on Potato Tubers Potato wart disease is an important disease. This is an ancient and widely spread disease across the globe. There had been records of its presence in the ancient tribes of Africa and later it appeared in Americas. Other names also include; black scab, black wart, potato canker, potato cancer, warty disease and many other names in other regional languages. The spread of disease has been mainly due to trade of the diseased potato across the continents. In modern times, the quarantine approaches has largely reduced the impact of disease yet this disease continues to exist. Synchytrium endioticum ...