Other Plant Disease -- Canada
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has recently confirmed the presence of potato wart (_Synchytrium endobioticum_) in 2 fields on a farm in Prince Edward Island (PEI). Potato wart is a regulated quarantine pest in Canada. [It] reduces yield and can make potatoes unmarketable.
The CFIA has placed the fields under quarantine and is carrying out official control measures under the authority of the federal Plant Protection Act and Plant Protection Regulations, and as part of Canada's
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?7990992&promed&0
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