Potato diseases and measures to control them in the conditions of the middle Urals

The objective of this research is to study the manifestation of the main diseases of potato during the vegetation period of plants and storage of tubers. The research was carried out on the experimental field of the educational and experimental farm “Uralets” of the Ural State Agrarian University (USAU), the village “Studencheskiy”, during 2016-2018 in the climatic zone of the Middle Urals. According to the results of the research carried out, it was found that with the use of the optimal feeding area and the fungicide shirlan in the fight against pathogens, it was possible to obtain a yield of 36.6 t/ha, which is 31.1% higher than the control (factor A). At the same time, the cost price amounted to 4,446 rubles/ton, profit – 269,172 rubles/ha, and profitability – 165.43%.