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Blackleg and Soft Rot
Pectobacterium carotovora
- Tuber flesh is white, soft and rotted. In severe cases the entire tuber rots away, leaving on the skin
- Seed potato may rot in the soil, plants do not emerge
- In severe cases, plant is stunted, with yellow and wilted leaves
- Brown to black slimy sunken lesions on stems, most common starting at the soil line
- Favored by cool wet weather
- More information on Blackleg and Soft Rot