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Late Blight
(Phytophthora infestans)

Late Blight Expectations for 2011
Presentation given at the Miller Research Potato Pest Management Workshop.
Top 10 Things to Know about Phosphorous Acid
(This presentation discusses both the foliar and post-harvest uses of phosphorous acid for managing pink rot, late blight, and silver scurf.)
Late Blight in Idaho, 2010-2011
Handouts from presentation given at the 2011 Far West Agribusiness Association Meeting. Discusses late blight the past few years, predictions for 2011, and disease control options. Brief research related to other disease management trials in 2010 is also presented.
Top 10 Things to Know about Post-Harvest Use of Phosphorous Acid
(10 Considerations for the post-harvest use of phosphorous acid for managing pink rot, late blight, and silver scurf. Presentation given at multiple meetings in late 2010/early 2011.)
2009 Presentation from the Miller Research Potato Pest Management Workshop
Overview of fungicides for late blight management (Article discussing the types of fungicides labeled for late blight control with information on application method and frequency.  Updated May 2011.)

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Links to Research Information on Late Blight

Numerous websites are available relating to potato late blight. This is just a sample.

USABlight
Website for a national project on late blight of potato and tomato in the United States.

Potato Late Blight: Live on the Internet
Very good general article on late blight published by the America Phytopathological Society.  Several links to other late blight related sites can be found here.

University of Idaho Late Blight Management Plan

Oregon State Late Blight Information
General discussion of late blight and links to more information.

Late Blight Bulletin
Michigan State bulletin outlining the late blight disease cycle.

Washington State University Late Blight Information
Research articles from Washington State University on potato late blight.

Research articles from North Dakota State University
Links to several scientific articles on potato diseases, including pink rot.


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