Potatoes

Potatoes are the world’s fourth most important food crop. They are vital to Western Australia being:

  • the second highest value vegetable crop after carrots, with a farm gate value of $54 million
  • the second highest value-adding horticulture industry after wine, amounting to $177 million through the value chain
  • a nutritious fresh vegetable, available all year round
  • raw material for French fry processing
  • outside revenue earner mostly from seed potatoes.

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    Potato seed certification

    20 November 2013

    DDLS Seed Testing and Certification is responsible for administering the industry seed potato production schemes in Western Australia.

  • PSTVd affects potato plant and tuber development

    Potato spindle tuber viroid: declared pest

    9 July 2014

    Potato spindle tuber viroid (PSTVd) is a declared pest in Western Australia. It can significantly reduce crop yields in potatoes and tomatoes.

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    Late blight of potato and tomato: declared pest

    4 April 2019

    Late blight (Phytophthora infestans) is considered the most devastating disease of potatoes worldwide and caused the Irish potato famine in the 1840s.

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    Bacterial wilt of potato: declared pest

    29 March 2019

    Bacterial wilt (Ralstonia solanacearum) is a serious disease of potatoes that can cause crop losses of more than 90%.

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    Potato Virus Y tuber necrosis strain: declared pest

    4 April 2019

    Potato virus Y tuber necrosis strain (PVYNTN) causes a serious disease of potatoes called potato tuber necrotic ringspot disease which results in dark unsightly rings on tubers.

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    Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum

    8 May 2017

    Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum is a bacterial plant pathogen that is exotic to Australia. Currently five haplotypes have been described: haplotypes A and B from solanaceous crops suc

  • Zebra chip affected potato plant

    Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum: pest data sheet

    8 May 2017

    Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum is an exotic pest to Australia. It can affect both solanaceous and apiaceous crops.

  • Potato tubers

    Potato virus Y in potato crops

    31 January 2014

    Potato virus Y (PVY) is an aphid-borne virus that causes yield losses and tuber quality defects in commercial potato crops.

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    Biosecurity alert: Dickeya dianthicola

    10 July 2017

    Dickeya dianthicola is a serious bacterium that can cause tuber soft rot and blackleg in potatoes, and can also affect some ornamental varieties, chicory and artichoke.

  • Bin of potatoes which have broken down and rotted after harvest

    Soft rot diseases of potatoes

    21 November 2013

    Soft rot can cause heavy losses in stored potatoes if not properly managed, creating a perception of poor quality in export seed potato markets.

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