This week's hero, cancer, is a common and popular disease caused by bacteria or fungi. Infected plants defend themselves by trying to inactivate the pathogen and the resulting necrosis, or necrosis, by cutting it off from the rest of the organism by producing callus and resin. The result is deep wounds or outgrowths. Each plant reacts slightly differently hence the multiplicity of symptoms and the different significance of the disease for the survival and health of the plant.
It started with a potato...
The history of the Plant Protection Service in Silesia and across Poland began with... potato cancer.
In August 1924, a dangerous disease of potatoes - potato canker - was detected in the Rybnik district. Ou...
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