The branch of the Federal State Budgetary Institution "Rosselkhoztsentr" in the Sakhalin region notifies that in the southern region of the region (at the signal site) manifestations of late blight of potatoes are noted. The development of the disease is facilitated by the weather conditions prevailing in the region by the beginning of August - high humidity and sharp drops between day and night temperatures.
The specialists of the department recommend that the potato farms of the region take protective measures for planting potatoes in accordance with the recommended processing schemes.
Special attention should be paid to fields where crop change has not been carried out for more than 2-3 years.
It is necessary to use for treatments treating and contact fungicidal preparations included in the State catalog of pesticides and agrochemicals permitted for use in the Russian Federation: Acrobat VDG, Shirlan SK, Infinito KS, Ordan SP, Poliram DF, etc.
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