(1) Scottish Crop Research Institute, Invergowrie, DD2 5DA Dundee, Scotland, UK;(2) Luis Matutano SA, Valencia, Spain;(3) Present address: Probatata, 46134 Foios, Valencia, Spain
Abstract:
Summary The effect on the development of blackleg symptoms and on yield of inoculating seed tubers of 15 cultivars withErwinia carotovora subsp.atroseptica (Eca) was investigated. Tubers were planted either whole or as pieces. Eca inoculation reduced the mean yield per plant by
8% for whole tubers and by 12% for cut tubers. There was no correlation between blackleg symptoms and yield loss.