Focus on Potato Talk Teaches Bacterial Ring Rot Sanitation

Of the more than 100 diseases of potato, bacterial ring rot is one of the few zero-tolerance pests. If just one seed potato on a farm is found to have this disease, no seed on that farm can be certified.

This disease can spread rapidly during seed handling, cutting and planting, so sanitation is one of the key lines of defense.

The latest ‘Focus on Potato’ presentation, “Sanitation for Bacterial Ring Rot” by Dr. Gary Secor, Professor of Plant Pathology at North Dakota State University, will help consultants, growers, and other practitioners in potato producing areas throughout the U.S. implement proper sanitation and disinfectant procedures for bacterial ring rot.
 

This presentation particularly explains:
 

• How the pathogens which cause ring rot survive
• Proper disinfection procedures to prevent ring rot
• Suggestions for cleaning facilities and equipment if you have ring rot
• Characteristics of frequently used disinfectants

By the end of this presentation, practitioners and potato growers should understand proper sanitation and disinfection procedures to reduce the risk of bacterial ring rot in potato operations and farms.

This 23-minute presentation is open access through April 30, 2015.