Solanum tuberosum L.
(Potato)

Interactions where Solanum tuberosum is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
has sap sucked by adult Campylomma verbasci a plantbug or grassbug Hemiptera: Miridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Campylomma verbasci/Campylomma verbascia plantbug or grassbugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotato (6-early 8, 8-10)adult sucks sap of
has sap sucked by nymph Campylomma verbasci a plantbug or grassbug Hemiptera: Miridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Campylomma verbasci/Campylomma verbascia plantbug or grassbugnymph Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotato nymph sucks sap of
has sap sucked by Foreign Aphis fabae Black Bean Aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Aphids Recorded on Cultivated Plants in Norway 1946-1962, Fjelddalen, J., 1964
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Aphis (Aphis) fabae/Aphis (Aphis) fabaeblack bean aphid Foodplant / sap suckerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotato sucks sap of
has sap sucked by Foreign Aphis idaei Small Raspberry Aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Aphids Recorded on Cultivated Plants in Norway 1946-1962, Fjelddalen, J., 1964
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Aphis (Aphis) idaei/Aphis (Aphis) idaeismall raspberry aphid Foodplant / sap suckerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotato sucks sap of
has sap sucked by Myzus persicae Peach-potato Aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Myzus (Nectarosiphon) persicae/Myzus (Nectarosiphon) persicaepeach-potato aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotato sucks sap of
may be infected and damaged by Foreign Meloidogyne minor an eelworm Tylenchida: Meloidogynidae Pest Risk Analysis for Meloidogyne minor, Lammers, W., Karssen, G. & Jellema, P., 2007
/Animalia/Nematoda/Secernentea/Tylenchida/Meloidogynidae/Meloidogyne minor/Meloidogyne minoran eelworm Foodplant / pathogenForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotato infects and damages
is parasitised by Verticillium anamorph UK/Ireland Verticillium nubilum Twisted Stem Disease Of Tomato - causative organism Plectosphaerellaceae Verticillium nubilum, Hawksworth, D.L., 1970
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Plectosphaerellaceae/Verticillium nubilum/Verticillium nubilumtwisted stem disease of tomato (causative organism)Verticillium anamorph Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotato Verticillium anamorph parasitises
may be infected and damaged by UK/Ireland Armillaria honey fungi Agaricales: Physalacriaceae British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Physalacriaceae/Armillaria/Armillariahoney fungi Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotato infects and damages
storage area is associate of UK/Ireland Atractiella solani a pucciniomycete fungus Atractiellales: Phleogenaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Atractiellales/Phleogenaceae/Atractiella solani/Atractiella solania pucciniomycete fungus Plant / associateUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatostorage area is associated with storage area
may be infected and damaged by Potato Paracrinkle virus a phytopathogenic virus, Potato Virus M Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Potato Paracrinkle virus/Potato Paracrinkle virusa phytopathogenic virus, Potato Virus M Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotato infects and damages
(live) live is parasitised by UK/Ireland Golovinomyces orontii a polyphagous powdery mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Golovinomyces orontii/Golovinomyces orontiia polyphagous powdery mildew Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatolive parasitises live
(live) live is parasitised by Phacidiopycnis coelomycetous anamorph Phacidiopycnis tuberivora a coelomycete Leotiales: Bulgariaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Leotiales/Bulgariaceae/Phacidiopycnis tuberivora/Phacidiopycnis tuberivoraa coelomycetePhacidiopycnis coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatolive Phacidiopycnis coelomycetous anamorph parasitises live
(rotting) rotting tuber is decayed by fruitbody Coprinopsis radicans Rooting Inkcap Agaricales: Psathyrellaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Psathyrellaceae/Coprinopsis radicans/Coprinopsis radicansrooting inkcapfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatorottingtuber fruitbody is saprobic on rotting tuber
above ground parts (live) live above ground parts may be infected and damaged by Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph UK/Ireland Alternaria solani Potato and Tomato Early Blight - causative organism, Early Potato Blight Pleosporales: Pleosporaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Alternaria solani/Alternaria solanipotato and tomato early blight (causative organism), early potato blightAlternaria dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatoliveabove ground parts Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages live above ground parts
green part (live) live green part of sprouting has sap sucked by Pseudococcus a genus of mealybugs Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Pseudococcidae/Pseudococcus/Pseudococcusa genus of mealybugs Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatolivegreen partsprouting sucks sap of live green part of sprouting
haulm (mop-headed) mop-headed haulm may be infected and damaged by Potato Mop Top virus a phytopathogenic virus Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Potato Mop Top virus/Potato Mop Top virusa phytopathogenic virus Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatomop-headedhaulm infects and damages mop-headed haulm
leaf (young) (live, slightly distorted and discoloured) live, slightly distorted and discoloured leaf (young) has sap sucked by Aulacorthum solani Glasshouse and Potato Aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Aulacorthum (Aulacorthum) solani/Aulacorthum (Aulacorthum) solaniglasshouse and potato aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatolive, slightly distorted and discolouredleaf (young) sucks sap of live, slightly distorted and discoloured leaf (young)
leaf leaf is grazed by nocturnal larva UK/Ireland Pachyprotasis variegata a sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Pachyprotasis variegata/Pachyprotasis variegataa sawflynocturnallarva Foodplant / open feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatoleaf nocturnal larva grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is grazed by nocturnal larva Tenthredo atra a sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Tenthredo atra/Tenthredo atraa sawflynocturnallarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatoleaf nocturnal larva grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is mined by larva Foreign Tuta absoluta Tomato Leaf Miner, South American Tomato Moth Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae Pest Risk Analysis for Tuta absoluta, Tomato Leaf Miner Moth or South American Tomato Moth, Potting, R., 2009
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Gelechiidae/Tuta absoluta/Tuta absolutatomato leaf miner, South American tomato mothlarva Foodplant / minerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatoleaf larva mines leaf
leaf (faintly mottled) faintly mottled leaf may be infected and damaged by Potato Mosaic virus A a phytopathogenic virus Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Potato Mosaic virus A/Potato Mosaic virus Aa phytopathogenic virus Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatofaintly mottledleaf infects and damages faintly mottled leaf
leaf (faintly mottled) faintly mottled leaf may be infected and damaged by Potato Mosaic virus X a phytopathogenic virus Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Potato Mosaic virus X/Potato Mosaic virus Xa phytopathogenic virus Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatofaintly mottledleaf infects and damages faintly mottled leaf
leaf (live, swollen, stunted or malformed) live, swollen, stunted or malformed leaf may be infected and damaged by Ditylenchus dipsaci Stem Eelworm, Stem and Bulb Eelworm Rhabditida: Anguinidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Nematoda/Secernentea/Rhabditida/Anguinidae/Ditylenchus dipsaci/Ditylenchus dipsacistem eelworm, stem and bulb eelworm Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatolive, swollen, stunted or malformedleaf infects and damages live, swollen, stunted or malformed leaf
leaf (live, yellow, wilted) live, yellow, wilted leaf may be infected and damaged by Phytophthora erythroseptica Potato Pink Rot, A Tulip Shanking (causative organisms) Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Phytophthora erythroseptica/Phytophthora erythrosepticapotato pink rot, a tulip shanking (causative organisms) Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatolive, yellow, wiltedleaf infects and damages live, yellow, wilted leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is foodplant of larva Leptinotarsa decemlineata Colorado Beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Leptinotarsa decemlineata/Leptinotarsa decemlineataColorado beetlelarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatoliveleaf larva feeds on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is foodplant of adult Leptinotarsa decemlineata Colorado Beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Leptinotarsa decemlineata/Leptinotarsa decemlineataColorado beetleadult Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatoliveleaf adult feeds on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is grazed by nocturnal caterpillar Autographa gamma Silver Y Lepidoptera: Noctuidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Noctuidae/Autographa gamma/Autographa gammasilver Ynocturnalcaterpillar Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatoliveleaf nocturnal caterpillar grazes on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by hypophyllous colony UK/Ireland Phytophthora infestans Potato Blight, Potato Late Blight & Tomato Blight (Causative Agent) Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae Fungal foes in your garden no 3: Potato Blight, Bailey, A.G., 1988
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Phytophthora infestans/Phytophthora infestanspotato blight, potato late blight & tomato blight (causative agent)hypophyllouscolony Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatoliveleaf (5-8 onwards)hypophyllous colony causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph UK/Ireland Alternaria solani Potato and Tomato Early Blight - causative organism, Early Potato Blight Pleosporales: Pleosporaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Alternaria solani/Alternaria solanipotato and tomato early blight (causative organism), early potato blightAlternaria dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatoliveleaf Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf may be infected and damaged by Minor Potato Aucuba Mosaic virus a phytopathogenic virus Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Potato Aucuba Mosaic virus/Potato Aucuba Mosaic virusa phytopathogenic virus Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatoliveleafMinor infects and damages live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf may be infected and damaged by Potato Mop Top virus a phytopathogenic virus Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Potato Mop Top virus/Potato Mop Top virusa phytopathogenic virus Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatoliveleaf infects and damages live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf may be infected and damaged by UK/Ireland Tobacco Rattle virus a phytopathogenic virus Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Tobacco Rattle virus/Tobacco Rattle virusa phytopathogenic virus Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatoliveleaf infects and damages live leaf
leaf (necrotic spotted) necrotic spotted leaf may be infected and damaged by UK/Ireland Tomato Black Ring virus Scottish Leaf-curl Disease Of Raspberries - causative organism Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Tomato Black Ring virus/Tomato Black Ring virusscottish leaf-curl disease of raspberries (causative organism) Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatonecrotic spottedleaf infects and damages necrotic spotted leaf
leaf (roughened, puckered) roughened, puckered leaf may be infected and damaged by Potato Mosaic virus Y a phytopathogenic virus, severe mosaic of potatoes - causative organism Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Potato Mosaic virus Y/Potato Mosaic virus Ya phytopathogenic virus, severe mosaic of potatoes - causative organism Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatoroughened, puckeredleaf infects and damages roughened, puckered leaf
leaf (yellow, shrivelling, hanging down) yellow, shrivelling, hanging down leaf may be infected and damaged by Potato Mosaic virus Y a phytopathogenic virus, severe mosaic of potatoes - causative organism Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Potato Mosaic virus Y/Potato Mosaic virus Ya phytopathogenic virus, severe mosaic of potatoes - causative organism Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatoyellow, shrivelling, hanging downleaf infects and damages yellow, shrivelling, hanging down leaf
leaflet (upper) (live, inward curling, yellow-green) live, inward curling, yellow-green leaflet (upper) may be infected and damaged by Erwinia carotovora ssp atroseptica Potato Black Leg - causative organism Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Erwinia carotovora ssp. atroseptica/Erwinia carotovora ssp. atrosepticapotato black leg (causative organism) Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatolive, inward curling, yellow-greenleaflet (upper) infects and damages live, inward curling, yellow-green leaflet (upper)
leaflet (upper) (upward rolling, pinkish) upward rolling, pinkish leaflet (upper) may be infected and damaged by 1st year of infection Potato Leaf Roll virus a phytopathogenic virus Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Potato Leaf Roll virus/Potato Leaf Roll virusa phytopathogenic virus1st year of infection Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatoupward rolling, pinkishleaflet (upper) 1st year of infection infects and damages upward rolling, pinkish leaflet (upper)
leaflet (upward rolling, stiff, brittle) upward rolling, stiff, brittle leaflet may be infected and damaged by 2d year of infection Potato Leaf Roll virus a phytopathogenic virus Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Potato Leaf Roll virus/Potato Leaf Roll virusa phytopathogenic virus2d year of infection Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatoupward rolling, stiff, brittleleaflet 2d year of infection infects and damages upward rolling, stiff, brittle leaflet
root root is galled by Meloidogyne incognita Potato Root-knot Nematode Tylenchida: Meloidogynidae CSL Pest Risk Analysis for Meloidogyne incognita, Anon., 2007
/Animalia/Nematoda/Secernentea/Tylenchida/Meloidogynidae/Meloidogyne incognita/Meloidogyne incognitapotato root-knot nematode Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatoroot causes gall of root
root root may be infected and damaged by Rhizoctonia anamorph Major Helicobasidium purpureum Violet Root Rot - causative organism Helicobasidiales: Helicobasidiaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Fungal foes in your garden no 59: Violet root rot of Asparagus, Fox, R.T.V., 2006
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Helicobasidiales/Helicobasidiaceae/Helicobasidium purpureum/Helicobasidium purpureumviolet root rot (causative organism)Rhizoctonia anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatorootMajor Rhizoctonia anamorph infects and damages root
root (cysted) cysted root is galled by UK/Ireland Globodera pallida White Potato Cyst Eelworm, Golden Nematode Tylenchida: Heteroderidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Nematoda/Secernentea/Tylenchida/Heteroderidae/Globodera pallida/Globodera pallidawhite potato cyst eelworm, golden nematode Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatocystedroot causes gall of cysted root
root (cysted) cysted root is galled by UK/IrelandMajor Globodera rostochiensis Golden Nematode, Yellow Potato Cyst Eelworm, Tylenchida: Heteroderidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Nematoda/Secernentea/Tylenchida/Heteroderidae/Globodera rostochiensis/Globodera rostochiensisgolden nematode, yellow potato cyst eelworm, Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatocystedrootMajor causes gall of cysted root
root (live) live root is foodplant of subterranean larva Rare Phyllopertha horticola Garden Chafer, Field Chafer, Bracken Chafer, Fernshaw Beetle, Chovey, June Bug Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae Garden chafer - Phyllopertha horticola, Anon., 2008
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Scarabaeidae/Phyllopertha horticola/Phyllopertha horticolagarden chafer, field chafer, bracken chafer, fernshaw beetle, chovey, June bugsubterraneanlarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatoliverootRare subterranean larva feeds on live root
root (live) live root may be infected and damaged by effuse colony of Polyscytalum dematiaceous anamorph UK/Ireland Polyscytalum pustulans Potato Skin Spot - causative organism, Skin Spot Of Potatoes Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Polyscytalum pustulans/Polyscytalum pustulanspotato skin spot (causative organism), skin spot of potatoeseffusecolonyPolyscytalum dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatoliveroot effuse colony of Polyscytalum dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages live root
root (live) live root is galled by UK/Ireland Spongospora subterranea f. subterranea Powdery Potato Scab Plasmodiophorida: Plasmodiophoridae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Protozoa/Cercozoa/Phytomyxea/Plasmodiophorida/Plasmodiophoridae/Spongospora subterranea f. subterranea/Spongospora subterranea f. subterraneapowdery potato scab Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatoliveroot causes gall of live root
shoot (young) (live) live shoot (young) has sap sucked by Macrosiphum euphorbiae Potato Aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) euphorbiae/Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) euphorbiaepotato aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatoliveshoot (young) sucks sap of live shoot (young)
sprout (young) (proliferating) proliferating sprout (young) may be infected and damaged by hyphae of Rhizoctonia anamorph Thanatephorus cucumeris Potato Stem Canker, Black Scurf, Tulip Grey Bulb Rot - causative organism Cantharellales: Ceratobasidiaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Black scurf of Potato, El Bakali, A.M. & Martin, M.P., 2006
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Cantharellales/Ceratobasidiaceae/Thanatephorus cucumeris/Thanatephorus cucumerispotato stem canker, black scurf, tulip grey bulb rot (causative organism)hyphaeRhizoctonia anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatoproliferatingsprout (young) hyphae of Rhizoctonia anamorph infects and damages proliferating sprout (young)
stem (base) (dead) dead stem (base) is decayed by acervulus of Colletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph Major Colletotrichum coccodes Potato and Tomato Black Dot Disease - causative organism, Black Dot Of Potatoes Glomerellaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Glomerellaceae/Colletotrichum coccodes/Colletotrichum coccodespotato and tomato black dot disease (causative organism), black dot of potatoesacervulusColletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatodeadstem (base)Major acervulus of Colletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem (base)
stem (base) (dead) dead stem (base) is decayed by abundant, minute sclerotium of Colletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph UK/IrelandMajor Colletotrichum coccodes Potato and Tomato Black Dot Disease - causative organism, Black Dot Of Potatoes Glomerellaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Glomerellaceae/Colletotrichum coccodes/Colletotrichum coccodespotato and tomato black dot disease (causative organism), black dot of potatoesabundant, minutesclerotiumColletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatodeadstem (base)Major abundant, minute sclerotium of Colletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem (base)
stem (base) (decayed, black, slimy) decayed, black, slimy stem (base) may be infected and damaged by Erwinia carotovora ssp atroseptica Potato Black Leg - causative organism Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Erwinia carotovora ssp. atroseptica/Erwinia carotovora ssp. atrosepticapotato black leg (causative organism) Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatodecayed, black, slimystem (base) infects and damages decayed, black, slimy stem (base)
stem (base) (dry, brittle) dry, brittle stem (base) may be infected and damaged by abundant, sessile sporodochium of Myrothecium dematiaceous anamorph Questionable Myrothecium roridum Viola Stem Rot - causative organism Hypocreales Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Myrothecium roridum/Myrothecium roridumviola stem rot - causative organismabundant, sessilesporodochiumMyrothecium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotato?dry, brittlestem (base) abundant, sessile sporodochium of Myrothecium dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages dry, brittle stem (base)
stem (base) (live) live stem (base) is parasitised by teleomorph Thanatephorus cucumeris Potato Stem Canker, Black Scurf, Tulip Grey Bulb Rot - causative organism Cantharellales: Ceratobasidiaceae Black scurf of Potato, El Bakali, A.M. & Martin, M.P., 2006
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Cantharellales/Ceratobasidiaceae/Thanatephorus cucumeris/Thanatephorus cucumerispotato stem canker, black scurf, tulip grey bulb rot (causative organism)teleomorph Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatolivestem (base) teleomorph parasitises live stem (base)
stem (lower part) (live) live stem (lower part) is spotted by densely gregarious, covered pycnidium of Pyrenochaeta coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Pyrenochaeta ferox a coelomycete British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pyrenochaeta ferox/Pyrenochaeta feroxa coelomycetedensely gregarious, coveredpycnidiumPyrenochaeta coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatolivestem (lower part) (7)densely gregarious, covered pycnidium of Pyrenochaeta coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live stem (lower part)
stem stem is mined by larva Foreign Tuta absoluta Tomato Leaf Miner, South American Tomato Moth Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae Pest Risk Analysis for Tuta absoluta, Tomato Leaf Miner Moth or South American Tomato Moth, Potting, R., 2009
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Gelechiidae/Tuta absoluta/Tuta absolutatomato leaf miner, South American tomato mothlarva Foodplant / minerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatostem larva mines stem
stem stem is foodplant of colony of Helminthosporium dematiaceous anamorph Helminthosporium solani Potato Silver Scurf Disease - causative organism Pleosporales: Massarinaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Massarinaceae/Helminthosporium solani/Helminthosporium solanipotato silver scurf disease (causative organism)colonyHelminthosporium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatostem colony of Helminthosporium dematiaceous anamorph feeds on stem
stem (cankered) cankered stem is swollen by Rhizoctonia anamorph Thanatephorus cucumeris Potato Stem Canker, Black Scurf, Tulip Grey Bulb Rot - causative organism Cantharellales: Ceratobasidiaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Black scurf of Potato, El Bakali, A.M. & Martin, M.P., 2006
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Cantharellales/Ceratobasidiaceae/Thanatephorus cucumeris/Thanatephorus cucumerispotato stem canker, black scurf, tulip grey bulb rot (causative organism)Rhizoctonia anamorph Foodplant / false gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatocankeredstem Rhizoctonia anamorph causes swelling of cankered stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by stalked apothecium Hymenoscyphus scutula a discomycete Helotiales: Helotiaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Helotiaceae/Hymenoscyphus scutula/Hymenoscyphus scutulaa discomycetestalkedapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatodeadstem (9-11)stalked apothecium is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by densely scattered, immersed, scarcely erumpent pycnidium of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph Diaporthe tulasnei a pyrenomycete Diaporthales: Diaporthaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Diaporthaceae/Diaporthe tulasnei/Diaporthe tulasneia pyrenomycetedensely scattered, immersed, scarcely erumpentpycnidiumPhomopsis coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatodeadstem densely scattered, immersed, scarcely erumpent pycnidium of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem
stem (live, blackened) live, blackened stem may be infected and damaged by colony UK/Ireland Phytophthora infestans Potato Blight, Potato Late Blight & Tomato Blight (Causative Agent) Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae Fungal foes in your garden no 3: Potato Blight, Bailey, A.G., 1988
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Phytophthora infestans/Phytophthora infestanspotato blight, potato late blight & tomato blight (causative agent)colony Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatolive, blackenedstem (5-8 onwards)colony infects and damages live, blackened stem
stem (live) live stem is spotted by Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph UK/Ireland Alternaria solani Potato and Tomato Early Blight - causative organism, Early Potato Blight Pleosporales: Pleosporaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Alternaria solani/Alternaria solanipotato and tomato early blight (causative organism), early potato blightAlternaria dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatolivestem Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph causes spots on live stem
stem (live) live stem may be infected and damaged by effuse colony of Polyscytalum dematiaceous anamorph UK/Ireland Polyscytalum pustulans Potato Skin Spot - causative organism, Skin Spot Of Potatoes Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Polyscytalum pustulans/Polyscytalum pustulanspotato skin spot (causative organism), skin spot of potatoeseffusecolonyPolyscytalum dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatolivestem effuse colony of Polyscytalum dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages live stem
stem (live) live stem is galled by UK/Ireland Synchytrium endobioticum Potato Wart, Black Potato Scab - causative organism, Potato Wart Disease Chytridiales: Synchytriaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Chytridiales/Synchytriaceae/Synchytrium endobioticum/Synchytrium endobioticumpotato wart, black potato scab (causative organism), potato wart disease Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatolivestem causes gall of live stem
stem (rapid wilting, blackened, soft rotting) rapid wilting, blackened, soft rotting stem may be infected and damaged by colony UK/Ireland Dickeya ’solani’ a potato softrot bacterium Erwinia chrysanthemi (Dickeya spp.) update, Elphinstone, J., 2009
/Dickeya 'solani'/Dickeya 'solani'a potato softrot bacteriumcolony Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatorapid wilting, blackened, soft rottingstem colony infects and damages rapid wilting, blackened, soft rotting stem
stem (slowly wilting, blackened, eventually drying out) slowly wilting, blackened, eventually drying out stem may be infected and damaged by colony Dickeya dianthicola a softrot bacterium Erwinia chrysanthemi (Dickeya spp.) update, Elphinstone, J., 2009
/Dickeya dianthicola/Dickeya dianthicolaa softrot bacteriumcolony Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatoslowly wilting, blackened, eventually drying outstem colony infects and damages slowly wilting, blackened, eventually drying out stem
stem (wilting, blackened) wilting, blackened stem may be infected and damaged by colony UK/Ireland Pectobacterium atrosepticum Potato Blackleg Disease - causative organism Erwinia chrysanthemi (Dickeya spp.) update, Elphinstone, J., 2009
/Pectobacterium atrosepticum/Pectobacterium atrosepticumpotato blackleg disease - causative organismcolony Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatowilting, blackenedstem colony infects and damages wilting, blackened stem
stolon (cankered) cankered stolon is swollen by Rhizoctonia anamorph Thanatephorus cucumeris Potato Stem Canker, Black Scurf, Tulip Grey Bulb Rot - causative organism Cantharellales: Ceratobasidiaceae Black scurf of Potato, El Bakali, A.M. & Martin, M.P., 2006
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Cantharellales/Ceratobasidiaceae/Thanatephorus cucumeris/Thanatephorus cucumerispotato stem canker, black scurf, tulip grey bulb rot (causative organism)Rhizoctonia anamorph Foodplant / false gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatocankeredstolon Rhizoctonia anamorph causes swelling of cankered stolon
stolon (live) live stolon may be infected and damaged by effuse colony of Polyscytalum dematiaceous anamorph UK/Ireland Polyscytalum pustulans Potato Skin Spot - causative organism, Skin Spot Of Potatoes Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Polyscytalum pustulans/Polyscytalum pustulanspotato skin spot (causative organism), skin spot of potatoeseffusecolonyPolyscytalum dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatolivestolon effuse colony of Polyscytalum dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages live stolon
stolon (live) live stolon is spotted by UK/Ireland Spongospora subterranea f. subterranea Powdery Potato Scab Plasmodiophorida: Plasmodiophoridae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Protozoa/Cercozoa/Phytomyxea/Plasmodiophorida/Plasmodiophoridae/Spongospora subterranea f. subterranea/Spongospora subterranea f. subterraneapowdery potato scab Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatolivestolon causes spots on live stolon
tuber (flesh) tuber (flesh) may be infected and damaged by Potato Mop Top virus a phytopathogenic virus Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Potato Mop Top virus/Potato Mop Top virusa phytopathogenic virus Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatotuber (flesh) infects and damages tuber (flesh)
tuber (flesh) (live) live tuber (flesh) may be infected and damaged by Minor Potato Aucuba Mosaic virus a phytopathogenic virus Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Potato Aucuba Mosaic virus/Potato Aucuba Mosaic virusa phytopathogenic virus Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatolivetuber (flesh)Minor infects and damages live tuber (flesh)
tuber flesh tuber flesh may be infected and damaged by UK/Ireland Tobacco Rattle virus a phytopathogenic virus Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Tobacco Rattle virus/Tobacco Rattle virusa phytopathogenic virus Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatotuber flesh infects and damages tuber flesh
tuber tuber may be infected and damaged by colony Erwinia carotovora Bacterial Soft Rot Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Erwinia carotovora/Erwinia carotovorabacterial soft rotcolony Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatotuber colony infects and damages tuber
tuber tuber may contain Blaniulus guttulatus Spotted Snake Millipede Julida: Blaniulidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Diplopoda/Julida/Blaniulidae/Blaniulus guttulatus/Blaniulus guttulatusspotted snake millipede Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatotuber feeds within tuber
tuber tuber may be infected and damaged by immersed pycnidium of Phoma coelomycetous anamorph Boeremia foveata Potato Gangrene (A causative organism) Pleosporales: Didymellaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Didymellaceae/Boeremia foveata/Boeremia foveatapotato gangrene (a causative organism)immersedpycnidiumPhoma coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatotuber immersed pycnidium of Phoma coelomycetous anamorph infects and damages tuber
tuber tuber is spotted by colony of Helminthosporium dematiaceous anamorph Helminthosporium solani Potato Silver Scurf Disease - causative organism Pleosporales: Massarinaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Massarinaceae/Helminthosporium solani/Helminthosporium solanipotato silver scurf disease (causative organism)colonyHelminthosporium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatotuber colony of Helminthosporium dematiaceous anamorph causes spots on tuber
tuber tuber may be infected and damaged by abundant, minute sclerotium of Colletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph UK/IrelandMajor Colletotrichum coccodes Potato and Tomato Black Dot Disease - causative organism, Black Dot Of Potatoes Glomerellaceae Potato black dot soil testing, Anon., 2009
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Glomerellaceae/Colletotrichum coccodes/Colletotrichum coccodespotato and tomato black dot disease (causative organism), black dot of potatoesabundant, minutesclerotiumColletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatotuberMajor abundant, minute sclerotium of Colletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph infects and damages tuber
tuber (black scurfy) black scurfy tuber may have superficial, but firmly attached sclerotium of Rhizoctonia anamorph Thanatephorus cucumeris Potato Stem Canker, Black Scurf, Tulip Grey Bulb Rot - causative organism Cantharellales: Ceratobasidiaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Black scurf of Potato, El Bakali, A.M. & Martin, M.P., 2006
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Cantharellales/Ceratobasidiaceae/Thanatephorus cucumeris/Thanatephorus cucumerispotato stem canker, black scurf, tulip grey bulb rot (causative organism)superficial, but firmly attachedsclerotiumRhizoctonia anamorph Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatoblack scurfytuber superficial, but firmly attached sclerotium of Rhizoctonia anamorph may be found on black scurfy tuber
tuber (brown rotting, blackening) brown rotting, blackening tuber may be infected and damaged by Major Rosellinia necatrix White Root Rot - causative organism Xylariales: Xylariaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Rosellinia necatrix/Rosellinia necatrixwhite root rot (causative organism) Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatobrown rotting, blackeningtuberMajor infects and damages brown rotting, blackening tuber
tuber (completely rotten) completely rotten tuber may be infected and damaged by Captivity Erwinia carotovora ssp atroseptica Potato Black Leg - causative organism Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Erwinia carotovora ssp. atroseptica/Erwinia carotovora ssp. atrosepticapotato black leg (causative organism) Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatocompletely rottentuber Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally inducedinfects and damages completely rotten tuber
tuber (cracked, blistered) cracked, blistered tuber may be infected and damaged by Tobacco Necrosis virus Augusta Disease Of Tulips - causative organism Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Tobacco Necrosis virus/Tobacco Necrosis virusAugusta disease of tulips (causative organism) Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatocracked, blisteredtuber infects and damages cracked, blistered tuber
tuber (live, cracked, wrinkled) live, cracked, wrinkled tuber may be infected and damaged by UK/IrelandMajor Ditylenchus destructor Potato Tuber Eelworm Rhabditida: Anguinidae Potato rot nematodes (Ditylenchus species), Anon., 2008
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Nematoda/Secernentea/Rhabditida/Anguinidae/Ditylenchus destructor/Ditylenchus destructorpotato tuber eelworm Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatolive, cracked, wrinkledtuberMajor infects and damages live, cracked, wrinkled tuber
tuber (live, damaged) live, damaged tuber may be infected and damaged by colony of Fusarium anamorph UK/IrelandCaptivity Fusarium coeruleum a potato dry rot (causative organism) Hypocreales: Nectriaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Nectriaceae/Fusarium coeruleum/Fusarium coeruleuma potato dry rot (causative organism)colonyFusarium anamorph Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatolive, damagedtuber Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally inducedcolony of Fusarium anamorph infects and damages live, damaged tuber
tuber (live, damaged) live, damaged tuber may be infected and damaged by Fusarium anamorph Captivity Gibberella avenacea a potato dry rot (causative organism) Hypocreales: Nectriaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Nectriaceae/Gibberella avenacea/Gibberella avenaceaa potato dry rot (causative organism)Fusarium anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatolive, damagedtuber Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally inducedFusarium anamorph infects and damages live, damaged tuber
tuber (live, damaged) live, damaged tuber may be infected and damaged by Fusarium anamorph Captivity Gibberella cyanogena Dry Rot Of Potatoes (A causative organism) Hypocreales: Nectriaceae Fusarium sulphureum, Booth, C., 1978
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Nectriaceae/Gibberella cyanogena/Gibberella cyanogenadry rot of potatoes (a causative organism)Fusarium anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatolive, damagedtuber Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally inducedFusarium anamorph infects and damages live, damaged tuber
tuber (live, esp. after storing) live, esp. after storing tuber may be infected and damaged by effuse colony of Polyscytalum dematiaceous anamorph UK/Ireland Polyscytalum pustulans Potato Skin Spot - causative organism, Skin Spot Of Potatoes Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Polyscytalum pustulans/Polyscytalum pustulanspotato skin spot (causative organism), skin spot of potatoeseffusecolonyPolyscytalum dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatolive, esp. after storingtuber (12-)effuse colony of Polyscytalum dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages live, esp. after storing tuber
tuber (live, patchily dull grey) live, patchily dull grey tuber may be infected and damaged by colony UK/Ireland Phytophthora infestans Potato Blight, Potato Late Blight & Tomato Blight (Causative Agent) Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae Fungal foes in your garden no 3: Potato Blight, Bailey, A.G., 1988
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Phytophthora infestans/Phytophthora infestanspotato blight, potato late blight & tomato blight (causative agent)colony Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatolive, patchily dull greytuber (5-8 onwards)colony infects and damages live, patchily dull grey tuber
tuber (live, pink-fleshed) live, pink-fleshed tuber may be infected and damaged by Phytophthora erythroseptica Potato Pink Rot, A Tulip Shanking (causative organisms) Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Phytophthora erythroseptica/Phytophthora erythrosepticapotato pink rot, a tulip shanking (causative organisms) Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatolive, pink-fleshedtuber infects and damages live, pink-fleshed tuber
tuber (live) live tuber is galled by UK/Ireland Streptomyces acidiscabies a potato scab Actinomycetales Streptomyces turgidiscabies and S. acidiscabies: two new causal agents of common scab of potato (Solanum tuberosum) in the UK, Thwaites, R., Wale, S.J., Nelson, D., Munday, D. & Elphinstone, J.G.
/Actinobacteria/Actinomycetales/Streptomyces acidiscabies/Streptomyces acidiscabiesa potato scab Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatolivetuber causes gall of live tuber
tuber (live) live tuber is galled by UK/Ireland Streptomyces scabiei Common Potato Scab, Common Scab Of Potatoes Actinomycetales Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Actinobacteria/Actinomycetales/Streptomyces scabiei/Streptomyces scabieicommon potato scab, common scab of potatoes Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatolivetuber causes gall of live tuber
tuber (live) live tuber is galled by UK/Ireland Streptomyces turgidiscabies a potato scab Actinomycetales Streptomyces turgidiscabies and S. acidiscabies: two new causal agents of common scab of potato (Solanum tuberosum) in the UK, Thwaites, R., Wale, S.J., Nelson, D., Munday, D. & Elphinstone, J.G.
/Actinobacteria/Actinomycetales/Streptomyces turgidiscabies/Streptomyces turgidiscabiesa potato scab Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatolivetuber causes gall of live tuber
tuber (live) Major live tuber is galled by UK/Ireland Synchytrium endobioticum Potato Wart, Black Potato Scab - causative organism, Potato Wart Disease Chytridiales: Synchytriaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Chytridiales/Synchytriaceae/Synchytrium endobioticum/Synchytrium endobioticumpotato wart, black potato scab (causative organism), potato wart disease Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatolivetuber causes gall of live tuber
tuber (live) live tuber is spotted by UK/Ireland Spongospora subterranea f. subterranea Powdery Potato Scab Plasmodiophorida: Plasmodiophoridae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Protozoa/Cercozoa/Phytomyxea/Plasmodiophorida/Plasmodiophoridae/Spongospora subterranea f. subterranea/Spongospora subterranea f. subterraneapowdery potato scab Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatolivetuber causes spots on live tuber
tuber (old) old tuber is foodplant of erumpent stroma Nectria ventricosa a pyrenomycete Hypocreales: Nectriaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Nectriaceae/Nectria ventricosa/Nectria ventricosaa pyrenomyceteerumpentstroma Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatooldtuber (9-7)erumpent stroma feeds on old tuber
tuber (old) old tuber is foodplant of Gliocladium anamorph Nectria ventricosa a pyrenomycete Hypocreales: Nectriaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Nectriaceae/Nectria ventricosa/Nectria ventricosaa pyrenomyceteGliocladium anamorph Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatooldtuber (9-5)Gliocladium anamorph feeds on old tuber
tuber (ring blistered) ring blistered tuber may be infected and damaged by Potato Mop Top virus a phytopathogenic virus Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Potato Mop Top virus/Potato Mop Top virusa phytopathogenic virus Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatoring blisteredtuber infects and damages ring blistered tuber
tuber (rotting) rotting tuber may be infected and damaged by UK/Ireland Ditylenchus dipsaci Stem Eelworm, Stem and Bulb Eelworm Rhabditida: Anguinidae Potato rot nematodes (Ditylenchus species), Anon., 2008
/Animalia/Nematoda/Secernentea/Rhabditida/Anguinidae/Ditylenchus dipsaci/Ditylenchus dipsacistem eelworm, stem and bulb eelworm Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatorottingtuber infects and damages rotting tuber
tuber (rotting) rotting tuber is foodplant of Fusarium anamorph Nectria ventricosa a pyrenomycete Hypocreales: Nectriaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Nectriaceae/Nectria ventricosa/Nectria ventricosaa pyrenomyceteFusarium anamorph Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatorottingtuber (10-7)Fusarium anamorph feeds on rotting tuber
tuber (soft, rotting) soft, rotting tuber may be infected and damaged by colony UK/Ireland Dickeya ’solani’ a potato softrot bacterium Erwinia chrysanthemi (Dickeya spp.) update, Elphinstone, J., 2009
/Dickeya 'solani'/Dickeya 'solani'a potato softrot bacteriumcolony Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatosoft, rottingtuber colony infects and damages soft, rotting tuber
tuber (soft, rotting) soft, rotting tuber may be infected and damaged by colony UK/Ireland Pectobacterium atrosepticum Potato Blackleg Disease - causative organism Erwinia chrysanthemi (Dickeya spp.) update, Elphinstone, J., 2009
/Pectobacterium atrosepticum/Pectobacterium atrosepticumpotato blackleg disease - causative organismcolony Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatosoft, rottingtuber colony infects and damages soft, rotting tuber
tuber (stored) stored tuber has sap sucked by ForeignMajor Phenacoccus a genus of alien mealybugs Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae New mealybug pests – A threat to protected crops and ornamentals?, Malumphy, C., 2010
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Pseudococcidae/Phenacoccus/Phenacoccusa genus of alien mealybugs Foodplant / sap suckerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatostoredtuberMajor sucks sap of stored tuber
tuber (wet, decaying) wet, decaying tuber is decayed by larva Xylota segnis a hoverfly Diptera: Syrphidae Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe, Rotheray, G.E., 1993
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Xylota segnis/Xylota segnisa hoverflylarva Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatowet, decayingtuber larva is saprobic on wet, decaying tuber

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Anon., 2008Potato rot nematodes (Ditylenchus species)Plant Clinic News Feb 08: 2.
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Anon., 2009Potato black dot soil testingPlant Clinic News Feb 09: 1.
Bailey, A.G., 1988Fungal foes in your garden no 3: Potato BlightMycologist Vol 02 (3): 122.
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Solanum tuberosum (Potato) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSolanum tuberosum (Potato)
GenusSolanum (a genus of nightshades)
FamilySOLANACEAE (nightshades)
OrderSOLANALES (bindweeds and nightshades)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Solanum tuberosum (Potato)

Solanum tuberosum (Potato) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Anon. Crop Monitor www.cropmonitor.co.uk/
El Bakali, A.M. & Martin, M.P. 2006 Black scurf of Potato Mycologist Vol 20 (4): 130-132.

Pathology

Anon. 2008 Gangrene and dry rot of potatoes Plant Clinic News Apr 08: 1.

Pest Threats

Malumphy, C. 2010 Potato flea beetles: a new and potentially serious threat to UK potatoes Plant Clinic News April: 2.

Plant Pathology

Lane, C. 2010 Potato early blight - An update 1.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Solanum tuberosum (Potato):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 8 images of Solanum tuberosum (Potato)
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