Dickeya solani
Encyclopedia
Dickeya solani is a bacterium that causes a disease that affects potato
crops. It was first discovered in the Netherlands
, where it causes €25–30 million of damage annually. The disease was discovered by Dutch farmers in 2005, and by 2007 had increased five-fold. Three cases appeared in Scotland in 2009 and one in 2010
Potato
The potato is a starchy, tuberous crop from the perennial Solanum tuberosum of the Solanaceae family . The word potato may refer to the plant itself as well as the edible tuber. In the region of the Andes, there are some other closely related cultivated potato species...
crops. It was first discovered in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, where it causes €25–30 million of damage annually. The disease was discovered by Dutch farmers in 2005, and by 2007 had increased five-fold. Three cases appeared in Scotland in 2009 and one in 2010