Egypt: The Ministry of Agriculture reviews a report on the work of the project to combat brown rot in potatoes

Dr. Naglaa Blabel, Project Manager for Inventory and Control of Brown Rot Disease in Potatoes, reviewed a report on what was accomplished through the project during the year 2022. Blabel indicated that the total area of areas free of brown rot disease in various governorates of the Republic, so far, has reached about 642 thousand. In addition, a total area of 7,234 acres of potato brown rot has been preserved, pointing out that the total areas of winter stalk cultivation that have been achieved for export during the 2021/2022 season amounted to about 69 thousand acres, while during the 2022/2023 season they amounted to about 65 thousand. acre. The project manager added that the general total of potatoes that were apparently examined for the winter season at the age of 75 days amounted to about 7501 samples representing an area of 69 thousand acres, during the 2021/2022 season. Also, 1,383 samples were examined during the 2022/2023 season, until the end of 2022, and the examination ...