Potato, the third most important crop in terms of consumption after rice and wheat, feeds hundreds and millions of people throughout the year. Owing to tropical and sub-tropical conditions, post-harvest loss due to storage accounts to 40-50%. Dry rot (caused by Fusarium sambucinum) and Soft rot (caused by Erwinia carotovora) cause huge post-harvest loss. This technology will help farmers for the early detection of soft rot and dry rot disease which is major post-harvest disease of potato, causing major loss in potato yield. In current age of smart phones, the technology can be easily transferred to grassroot level, where it can be accessed by farmers very easily. It can save time and labour intensified in identifying loss of production.
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