News on Potato Defects and Diseases from Uttar Pradesh

An ammonia gas leak is not just damaging to potato plants. Exposure to ammonia gas can be lethal.
January 03, 2018
Farmers: Ammonia gas leak from cold storage destroys potato crop in 4 villages
An ammonia gas leak from a cold storage plant near Agra (UP, India) has caused damage to potato crops across four nearby villages, affecting some 500 farmers in the area.
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Potatoes ready for transport (Gujarat, India)
July 05, 2016
To boost potato export, India considers establishment of 'pest-free zones'
Aiming to boost potato exports, the Indian government is considering identifying ‘pest-free zones’ for the staple in production clusters of the growing states like Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.
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