The traditional advice was to store spuds in a cool, dry, and shadowy spot, like a cupboard, but now food safety gurus suggest a chilly change.

The sensor can tell if a potato has gone rotten inside, even if there are no indications of a problem on the outside. “That helps prevent the rot from spreading to other healthy plants,” added Harpaz.

Whole-cell bacterial biosensor for volatile detection from Pectobacterium-infected potatoes enables early identification of potato tuber soft rot disease. Talanta , 2022; 247: 123545 DOI: 10.1016 ...

A potentially catastrophic potato disease has been discovered in the United Kingdom for the first time.

Ring rot is not a threat to human health, but the bacteria causes a ring of rot inside the potato that eventually can destroy the entire thing. They are the first cases of ring rot on the Island ...

Bacteria which causes a serious potato disease has been found for the first time in the UK, it emerged today. Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent.