Written by Charlotte Cunningham from CPM Magazine
Results of last season’s Syngenta alternaria monitoring in potato crops has further reinforced the pattern of earliest infection from A. alternata, with A. solani typically coming into crops later in the season. Charlotte Cunningham reports. The monitoring is undertaken by independent and industry potato agronomists sampling suspected cases throughout the season, with laboratory analysis by NIAB specialists to determine the species of alternaria (early blight) present. Up until a sampling date of 23 July (2020), 85% of the positive alternaria infections identified were only A. alternata, with 15% A. solani and only at low levels. From 24 July, however, 81% of samples contained A. solani and just 9% solely A. alternata. Around 20% of samples tested had mixed A. alternata and A. solani identified as present. No A. alternata was identified in the sampling after 9 August. While AHDB advice points to A. solani being the dominant early alternaria species, annual in-field monitoring has again shown it has been the A. alternata coming in first. Syngenta technical manager, Michael Tait, highlights the information is particularly valuable to highlight the timing of onset for alternaria infections and in assessing agronomy options. “Alternaria leaf spots can result in rapid loss of green…
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Results of last season’s Syngenta alternaria monitoring in potato crops has further reinforced the pattern of earliest infection from A. alternata, with A. solani typically coming into crops later in the season. Charlotte Cunningham reports. The monitoring is undertaken by independent and industry potato agronomists sampling suspected cases throughout the season, with laboratory analysis by NIAB specialists to determine the species of alternaria (early blight) present. Up until a sampling date of 23 July (2020), 85% of the positive alternaria infections identified were only A. alternata, with 15% A. solani and only at low levels. From 24 July, however, 81% of samples contained A. solani and just 9% solely A. alternata. Around 20% of samples tested had mixed A. alternata and A. solani identified as present. No A. alternata was identified in the sampling after 9 August. While AHDB advice points to A. solani being the dominant early alternaria species, annual in-field monitoring has again shown it has been the A. alternata coming in first. Syngenta technical manager, Michael Tait, highlights the information is particularly valuable to highlight the timing of onset for alternaria infections and in assessing agronomy options. “Alternaria leaf spots can result in rapid loss of green…
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