@article{Hofmann_2009, title={Silver scurf (Helminthosporium solani [Dur. & Mont.]), a disease of increasing importance in potatoes.}, volume={20}, url={https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/agromeso/article/view/11861}, DOI={10.15517/am.v20i2.11861}, abstractNote={<p>This work presents a bibliographic review of the silver scurf</p><p>disease and its causal agent Helminthosporium solani (Dur.</p><p>& Mont.) in potatoes (Solanum tuberosum L.). The disease</p><p>has a worldwide distribution and for at least 15 year it has</p><p>acquired increasing importance as a limiting factor in the</p><p>production of these tubers. The review shows the economic</p><p>importance of the disease, its detection on tubers as well as</p><p>in the soil, and its isolation procedures. It also explains the</p><p>life cycle of H. solani, which is not completely known yet.</p><p>It also discusses the possibilities for controlling silver scurf</p><p>by the use of fungicides, tillage and cultivation methods in</p><p>the field, storage management, the use of antagonists, and</p><p>through the breeding of new cultivars.</p>}, number={2}, journal={Agronomía Mesoamericana}, author={Hofmann, Lili Marijke}, year={2009}, month={Dec.}, pages={417–431} }