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Use of natural extract from HOP, thyme, orange and algae to protect potatoes against potato blight (Phytophthora infestans)

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: ans as conventional potato treatment. The research was carried out in field conditions in two locations between 2019 and 2021. The impact of treatments on plant health status, relative chlorophyll content, and yield parameters was determined. The protective efficiency of selected natural substances (in concentrations from 0.125 to 1 %) was comparable to that of conventional fungicides. Moreover, their application reduced the use of traditional fungicides by 14-64 %, depending on the locality. In addition, the potato plants treated with the natural substances showed a higher overall and marketable tuber yield.

Source: Heliyon

DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e40972