A field in East Lansing, MI, showed a decline of potato common scab compared with an
adjacent potato field. To confirm that the decline was due to biological factors, the soil was …

Potato common scab, caused by Streptomyces spp., is an annual production problem for
potato growers, and not effectively controlled by current methods. A field with naturally …

Disease suppressive soils are important for managing soil-borne diseases that cannot be
controlled with chemicals. One such disease is the potato common scab caused by …

Aims The primary objective of these experiments was to reduce pathogenicity and virulence
of endemic soil pathogenic Streptomyces strains that cause potato common scab (CS) using …

Nonpathogenic, antibiotic-producing streptomycetes have been shown to reduce potato
scab when added to disease-conducive soil. Spontaneous mutants of the pathogenic …

Potato common scab caused by several Streptomyces spp. is an important disease with no
effective methods of control. Suppressiveness against common scab can develop in soil as …

The value of ammonium sulphate (+ SO4) fertilizer as a method of controlling potato
common scab varies from field to field and from year to year. We examined the influence of …

Streptomyces isolates were obtained from potato tubers with common scab lesions from 2
fields over a 3 year period in Minnesota and a 5 year period in Maine. Isolates were …

Potato scab is a serious plant disease caused by several Streptomyces sp., and effective
control methods remain unavailable. Although antagonistic bacteria and phages against …

Common scab is a significant disease of potato, and affects root and tuber crops worldwide.
Streptomycetes, a diverse group of soil-inhabiting gram-positive bacteria, cause common …