Tagged: Zebra Stripe Disease

Potato Disease
5:54 am
Fri July 6, 2012

Detection Of ‘Zebra Chip’ Disease Makes NW Spud Growers Uneasy

Credit Photo courtesy USDA
Tubers infected with zebra chip disease show dark, stripelike symptoms in the tissue.

A recent discovery in an Idaho potato field has Northwest spud growers worried. Researchers this week reported that insects from the Twin Falls area tested positive for bacteria that cause “zebra chip disease.”

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