According to mass media publications potato lands in Aparan region were infected with wart disease due to possible pollution of irrigation water in several communities of Aragatsotn marz. The State Service for Food Safety of MOA, RA (hereinafter Service) informs that water pollution can not cause potato wart disease.
Potato wart disease was discovered by the results of the monitoring of last year implemented by the Service in Aragats village of Aragatsotn marz, from the samples taken from soil and plant and sent to the laboratory testing. In order to prevent the spread of the disease and to eliminate the source, the Specialists of the Service gave a number of indications to farmers. Information leaflets were given to farmers and as well as necessary advice was given in particular for the implementation of crop rotations, on the burial of highly infected tubers in holes drilled beforehand. The main prerequisite, which had to be preserved, was not to sow potatoes in the same location. By the monitoring results implemented in the surrounding communities of Aragats, there was no sign of the disease there.
It should be noted that the Service has recently conducted studies in the communities of Aparan region and found out that there was no potato wart disease there. This year the farmers of Aragats mostly followed the advice of the Service and got a much better harvest.
It should be noted that potatoes infected with wart disease, according to experts, is not dangerous for human life and health.
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