A second outbreak of potato bacterial disease ring rot in the UK is being investigated, Fera has announced.
The suspected outbreak in the east of England follows notification by the Dutch Plant Protection Service of the delivery of six lots of two varieties of seed potatoes from a farm affected by a ring rot outbreak in the Netherlands. Fera said the seed potatoes have been used to grow seed potatoes and ware potatoes in England.
Details of the UK farms involved or varieties affected have not yet been disclosed. Farms found to be affected by the outbreak will be contacted by the Plant Health and Seeds Inspectorate.
