date:May 09, 2022
Potatoes are vegetatively propagated; cutting the seed tubers is a common practice followed by growers as a way to increase seed availability for planting. However, this practice poses a risk of mechanical transmission of diseases. Manufacturers currently disinfect seed cutting equipment between seed lots using chlorine or quaternary ammonium compounds. While this practice is effective in containing the spread of the disease between seed lots, there is a constant risk of disease transmission whe