Rudenko Y. Potato tuber rots in the storage period and improvement of protection measures in Ukrainian Wooded district

Agents of soft and winter rot potato in potato in the storage period and measures aimed at the protection against them were the test object. The purpose of the investigation was studying the spread, harmfulness and biology of Erwinia and Fusarium genera agents, their pathogenesis characteristics in Ukrainian Polissya and the improvement of measures to protect potatoes against them during the crop storage. Laboratory, combined laboratory and field as well as field methods were used. The scientific novelty of the principles and conclusions lies in the substantiation and solution of the complex of problems connected with the improvement of measures to problems connected with the improvement of measures to protect potatoes against tuber rot when storing the crops, namely the study of the spread , harmfulness, species composition and identification of tuber winter and bacterial soft rot whichare characteristic in Ukrainian Wooded district, selection of potato varieties relatively resistant against winter and soft rot as well as improvement of potato storage methods. The application sphere is agricultural production.