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The potato industry has a term for the unpleasant surprise of cutting into a seemingly good spud to find a dark bruise inside.

The potato industry has a term for the unpleasant surprise of cutting into a seemingly good spud to find a dark bruise inside.

University of Idaho Extension has published a new bulletin to help potato farmers recognize the symptoms of bacterial rot and protect their operations from the devastating crop disease.  <p>Idaho hasn’t had a ring rot flareup in a few years and the state’s last major outbreak of the disease was in 2012.<p>UI Extension Seed Potato Specialist Kasia Duellman hopes the bulletin will remind commercial and seed potato farmers to maintain good sanitation practices and remain vigilant for symptoms.<p>She warns ring rot is highly destructive and tough to eliminate once it gets a...

University of Idaho Extension has published a new bulletin to help potato farmers recognize the symptoms of bacterial rot and protect their operations from the devastating crop disease.  <p>Idaho hasn’t had a ring rot flareup in a few years and the state’s last major outbreak of the disease was in 2012.<p>UI Extension Seed Potato Specialist Kasia Duellman hopes the bulletin will remind commercial and seed potato farmers to maintain good sanitation practices and remain vigilant for symptoms.<p>She warns ring rot is highly destructive and tough to eliminate once it gets a...

University of Idaho Extension has published a new bulletin to help potato farmers recognize the symptoms of bacterial rot.