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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Science
Neil Pooran

Researchers hail new approach to protecting potato crops from costly diseases

Potato crops can be lost to the diseases (Ben Birchall/PA) - (PA Archive)

Scottish researchers have developed a new approach to protect potato crops from diseases which cost the industry around £50 million a year.

Blackleg and soft rot, caused mainly by bacteria, are thought to cause the destruction of billions of pounds worth of crops worldwide each year.

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