Dynamics of the potato stem nematode development during storage

Abstract

The article presents the results of assessing the development of the potato stem nematode (Ditylenchus destructor Thorne 1945) during the period of potato storage. It was determined that in the farms of Belarus there are batches of potatoes infected with ditylenchosis with a prevalence of up to 6,0 %. The first tubers with signs of damage to the stem potato nematode were found during harvesting. It was revealed that during the storage period, the development of the disease increases by 8,8 times. It has been established that the most intensive accumulation of infection occurs in the first two months of storage.