This episode of Idaho Seed Podcasts takes a deep dive into the detective work behind identifying and managing potato storage diseases. Based on expert-reviewed content from University of Idaho Extension and narrated by Extension Potato Specialist Noor Olsen, the episode covers:

• How to select the right tubers for disease diagnosis
• What symptoms to look for: texture, color, odor, and more
• Key differences among pink rot, Pythium leak, late blight, dry rot, soft rot, silver scurf, black dot, and early blight
• Why soft rot is the “ultimate nemesis” of storage
• Best practices for collecting and submitting samples to diagnostic labs
• How understanding storage diseases informs future field management

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