Potato shingles reappear in the United States

Deciduous potato season is currently taking place on Alaska farms. This is the fourth time the disease has occurred in the US, since 1995.

The disease was discovered this week in potato fields in delta cities Junction and Palmer, according to news magazine Fairbanks , Alaska's second largest daily.

Leaf silver is a sign of defoliation (Photo: plants.alaska.gov)

Farmers in these fields are working to prevent the spread of blight, caused by a fungus that can kill crops in this field, make potatoes rotten when stored in stock.

Tree growers were required to destroy all affected potatoes within a radius of 100 feet (30.48m), and plant samples from both regions will be tested to determine the type of deciduous disease there is. relate to.

Experts say bad effects can be controlled through the use of fungicides, but this cool, wet weather this summer in fields has created an ideal environment for the disease to spread. .

Although Alaska's potatoes are smaller than other states in the United States, it is seen as a global source of potato seed in recent years because of the absence of most pests.