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Potato blight flourishing on P.E.I.

August 11, 2009  By Marg Land


lateblighttuberAugust 4, 2009, Charlottetown, PEI – Wet, humid conditions are leading
to the worst season for late blight on potatoes on P.E.I. in years.

August 4, 2009, Charlottetown, PEI – Wet, humid conditions are leading to the worst season for late blight on potatoes on P.E.I. in years.

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Provincial agriculture officials report 30 cases of late blight so far this summer in Island potato fields. Last year at this time, there were just two.

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