Zebra chip disease, I think my potatoes had it this year

NASH · « **on:** December 10, 2011, 12:19 »

I had a problem with some of my potato plants in the early summer which I thought was blackleg, I still think some had blackleg but I have this year lost a lot of potatoes in storage due to brown streaks running the length of the tuber through the flesh.

I came across a disease that is starting to go world wide called Zebra chip disease on the internet today and it certainly looks like this on the tuber and it also shows on the leafy plant growth as well, I put up a thread several months ago on this website with a photo to ask if anyone knew what was causing this with a photo and the pictures of top growth, today I viewed pictures that were identical to the one used in my earlier thread and all to do with Zebra chip disease.

My question is has anyone else had a problem with stored potatoes this year with similar streaking through the tuber ?

AndyRVTR · « **Reply #1 on:** December 10, 2011, 12:23 »

Any chance of a photo or link to the original post Nash??

NASH · « **Reply #2 on:** December 10, 2011, 12:39 »

Hi Andy

I dont know how to put a link to that other post, can you tell me how to do it.

NASH · « **Reply #3 on:** December 10, 2011, 12:41 »

I'll try this

http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=76401.msg864126#msg864126

AndyRVTR · « **Reply #4 on:** December 10, 2011, 12:44 »

Yep... that worked... did your spuds look like this...
http://mtvernon.wsu.edu/path_team/DiseaseGallery/potato-zebra-chip-5.htm

I also found this on the DEFRA site...
http://fera.defra.gov.uk/plants/plantHealth/pestsDiseases/documents/candidatusLiberibacterSolanace.pdf

Sorry if I shouldnt be putting these links up guys...

NASH · « **Reply #5 on:** December 10, 2011, 13:32 »

Yes it looks like those links you put up Andy especially the potato one, cant remember with my toms as they got done by blight in a few days later in the year.

I still might have some in the recyling bin so I will go and see if they are still in there and I will cut the tuber to compare.

catweazle · « **Reply #6 on:** December 10, 2011, 15:52 »

Quote from: AndyRVTR on December 10, 2011, 12:44

I also found this on the DEFRA site...
http://fera.defra.gov.uk/plants/plantHealth/pestsDiseases/documents/candidatusLiberibacterSolanace.pdf

that looks like my tom plants this year

arugula · « **Reply #7 on:** December 10, 2011, 16:37 »

Quote from: AndyRVTR on December 10, 2011, 12:44

Sorry if I shouldnt be putting these links up guys...

That's OK Andy. Its a new one on me... doesn't look like great news.

AndyRVTR · « **Reply #8 on:** December 10, 2011, 17:33 »

Quote from: argyllie on December 10, 2011, 16:37

Quote from: AndyRVTR on December 10, 2011, 12:44
Sorry if I shouldnt be putting these links up guys...

That's OK Andy. Its a new one on me... doesn't look like great news.

Thats what I was thinking... it's been doing the rounds across the pond for a few years, hit New Zealand, hit Russia and has been heading across eastern Europe...
My worry is.... if Nash's spuds are showing ZCD, do we have anything to worry about?

mumofstig · « **Reply #9 on:** December 10, 2011, 17:41 »

If being the operative word here....it may look like it, but is it actually the same thing?

None officially reported in the UK yet!

So I'm still more worried about blight, put it that way

NASH · « **Reply #10 on:** December 11, 2011, 14:24 »

Luckily there were still some in the recycling bin so I washed them and cut them

What do you think it might be ?

mumofstig · « **Reply #11 on:** December 11, 2011, 14:43 »

Brown rot?

http://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/15/04/2010/120793/Ten-emerging-potato-pest-and-disease-threats.htm

AndyRVTR · « **Reply #12 on:** December 11, 2011, 14:59 »

You could be right there MOS... (I hope)

NASH · « **Reply #13 on:** December 11, 2011, 15:11 »

It does look similar

http://fera.defra.gov.uk/plants/publications/documents/factsheets/brownrot.pdf

JayG · « **Reply #14 on:** December 11, 2011, 15:13 »

Or Internal Brown spot? (A physiological condition rather than a disease which would be better news.)

http://www.pmc.wa.gov.au/diseases/disease.cfm?diseaseID=22

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