The Daily News Online: Late blight in tomatoes, potatoes confirmed in Genesee field Alternating fungicides to protect chemistry is key to maintaining effective late blight control in potatoes. Resistance management is a central component of any potato blight programme as aggressive ... A group of researchers is turning to AI to try to combat potato blight, a disease that has led to around 20% of global potato crop losses amounting to financial losses of over $4.5 billion.

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The new AI ... In a March 18 article on the Irish potato blight, agents used to exterminate the disease were incorrectly described as herbicides. They should have been described as fungicides.(Published 3/20/02) The ... Don't let potato diseases and pest ruin your crop of taters!

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Learn how to identify and combat the most common problems growing potatoes. WRAL: Potato power: Student wins $250,000 prize for blight solution that could save billions Potato power: Student wins $250,000 prize for blight solution that could save billions Phys.org: Using text analytics, scientists map the spread of potato blight prior to the Irish potato famine