creators_name: Lenc, Leszek
creators_name: Sadowski, Czeslaw
creators_name: Nowacki, Wojciech
creators_name: Lukanowski, Aleksander
type: conference_item
datestamp: 2006-05-10
lastmod: 2009-09-09 13:39:44
metadata_visibility: show
title: Research on health of organically cultivated potatoes
ispublished: pub
subjects: 8planthealth
full_text_status: public
abstract: In 2002-2004, the disease incidences of six potato varieties grown under organic or integrated farm practices were studied. Disease incidences were also investigated with respect to soil fungal populations and the practice of pre-germinating of tubers. Organically grown potatoes had a lower occurrence of sprout rot (Rhizoctonia solani) and common scab (Streptomyces scabies) than potatoes grown in integrated system. More saprophytic species were found in the organic rather than in the integrated system. Pre-germination of potato tubers had positive but minimal effect. There were large differences in disease susceptibility among the potato varieties tested. 
date: 2006
date_type: published
refereed: never
citation: Lenc, Leszek; Sadowski, Czeslaw; Nowacki, Wojciech and Lukanowski, Aleksander (2006) Research on health of organically cultivated potatoes. Joint Organic Congress, Odense, Denmark, May 30-31, 2006.
document_url: http://orgprints.org/7413/1/Congress_potatoes.rtf