Late blight (LB) is a serious disease that affects potato crop and is caused by Phytophthora
infestans. Fungicides are commonly used to manage this disease, but this practice has led …

Considered responsible for one million deaths in Ireland and widespread famine in the
European continent during the 1840s, late blight, caused by Phytophthora infestans …

Highlights•An unmanned aerial vehicle was used as a platform for field imaging.•The
developed image processing estimated the disease severity of potato late blight.•We could …

The journey of the Andean crop quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) to unfamiliar
environments and the combination of higher temperatures, sudden changes in weather …

This paper evaluates a method for assessment and detection of potato late blight using UAV-
based multispectral imagery. Traditional methods of detection and map** of late blight are …

Potato is the third most important food crop, but cultivation is challenged by numerous
diseases and adverse abiotic conditions. To combat diseases, frequent fungicide application …

Background Improvement of tuber yield and tolerance to viruses are priority objectives in
white Guinea yam breeding programs. However, phenotypic selection for these traits is quite …

The allelic variations in a diversity panel of 353 potato accessions, including 256 accessions
belonging to Solanum tuberosum sub spp. tuberosum, 49 accessions belonging to Solanum …

Phytophthora species are primary causal agents of raspberry root rot and wilting complex
(RRWC), a disease complex that is of major concern to raspberry producers worldwide …

Potatoes are an important source of food for millions of people worldwide. Biotic stresses,
notably late blight and potato cyst nematodes (PCN) pose a major threat to potato …