Potato problem advice please

lesleyd3, Jan 10, 2:42pm

https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/439549336.jpg
Can anyone tell me what's wrong with our spuds?
Most I have dug are like this when cut into. Jersey bennies planted in a raised garden in late August in chch
Thanks

opencast, Jan 10, 3:26pm

Could be potato psyllid damage? http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/pests/potato-tomato-psyllid. Or maybe ring rot, but it doesn't look dark enough.

lythande1, Jan 10, 3:46pm

http://agriculture.vic.gov.au/agriculture/pests-diseases-and-weeds/plant-diseases/vegetable/potato-diseases/potatoes-bacterial-wilt

Looks like bacterial wilt.

lesleyd3, Jan 10, 4:47pm

Looking at those links Psyllid looks right. Bugger.
Could it come via compost do you think?

copper1, Jun 17, 2:44am

Yep, psyllid. Had it last year and it looked exactly like that. Gives spuds "earthy" taste. Spread by a moth?

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Potato problem advice please

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