Other Plant Disease — United Kingdom
A surge in potato blight across the UK has led experts to tell growers to give careful consideration as to how crops are protected. AHDB [Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board] reported a sharp rise in late blight samples submitted. ’36_A2′, a new strain of late blight that spread rapidly across continental Europe before arriving in the UK in 2017, was the most frequently detected [strain], with ‘6_A1’ — sometimes referred to as ‘Pink 6’ — also confirmed.
Dr David Cooke, James
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