BlightSense: analyses of potato late blight outbreaks in Great Britain

Dr. David Cooke, of James Hutton Institute, offers a review and analysis of nearly 20 years of Fight Against Blight data, supplied by you our blight scouts, on blight epidemics since 2002. David Cooke shows selected summary maps from the analysis, to help agronomists judge where to concentrate their blight control efforts and where fungicide spraying can be relaxed. • Patterns of hot spots and cold spots where late blight is more or less common than the average • Patterns in relation to early season outbreaks • Spread of two new genotypes in time and space: 36_A2 and 37_A2 ABOUT AHDB AHDB is a statutory levy board, funded by farmers, growers and others in the supply chain. Our purpose is to inspire our farmers, growers and industry to succeed in a rapidly changing world. We equip the industry with easy to use, practical know-how which they can apply straight away to make better decisions and improve their performance. Established in 2008 and classified as a Non-Departmental Public Body, it supports the fol