S. Shivam

Early Blight of Potato Caused by Alternaria solani (Sorauer): A Critical Review of Epidemiology, Weather Relations, Disease Assessment and Management

S. Shivam, S. K. Biswas, Saurabh Kumar, Anirudha Priya, Priyanka Sahu & Akash Kumar Kamal · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2026

Early blight, caused principally by the necrotrophic fungus Alternaria solani, remains one of the most persistent foliar constraints on potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) production across temperate and subtropical growing regions. The disease progresses through repeated infection cyc...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i86223

Epidemiology, Occurrence and Severity of Early Blight of Potato Caused by Alternaria solani (Sorauer)

S. Shivam, S. K. Biswas, Saurabh Kumar & Ankit Kumar · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2026

Early blight of potato caused by Alternaria solani (Sorauer) remains a significant foliar problem in Uttar Pradesh; however, much of the research on its weather-driven epidemiology in the state is based on earlier studies and often considers more than one site at a time. A field...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jsrr/2026/v32i84364