blight
“This is great news for growers and the sector more widely, and it’s also great news for the longer-term research effort that supports this area. Detecting any shifts in the population as early as possible is key to understanding the threat levels, how the blight pathogen is evolving, and the responses required”
Work by researchers at the James Hutton Institute that helps protect Scotland’s valuable potato crop against late blight is to continue thanks to funding from the Scottish Government for the Fight Against Blight (FAB) campaign in 2022. There had been uncertainty over the future of the project following the end of AHDB Potatoes operations last year.
Press and media enquiries:
Adam Walker, Communications Officer, James Hutton Institute, Email Adam.Walker@hutton.ac.uk, Tel: +44 (0)1224 395095 (direct line), +44 (0)344 928 5428 (switchboard).
