Recent Advances in Late Blight of Potato

Late blight of potato caused by Phytophthora infestans is one of the most serious and destructive disease of potato world over, including India. Management of potato late blight has always been a challenge for both scientists as well as growers. In this book, authors have tried to describe the recent advances in late blight of potato including current status of racial population, mating type, resistance to metalaxyl in isolates of P. infestans, and epidemiology of the disease. This book covers the different aspects of potato late blight management like crop planted at different time, impact of potato-based inter-cropping, new fungicide molecules, suitable scheduling of fungicides and forecasting models for predicting the time of appearance of late blight and optimizing the use of fungicides without risking the crop and human health. Present book provides relevant information to the farmers, students, teachers, scientists, planners, administrators, practitioners of this important branch of science, and end users also with latest pertinent references and can act as a valuable source for filling the gap that is prevailing in the knowhow of protecting the potato crop from late blight