The department of plant pathalogy, in collaboration with the department of agrometeorology, has developed a decision supports system (DSS) for
predicting late blight in potato, based on the duration of relative humidity at a range of temperature.
After launching the system here today, university vice Chancellor Dr. Manjit Singh kang said the farmers would find the facility useful in managing
the disease which is common in the potato harvest. He said DSS was a need based programme that would provide useful information to growers in undertaking
timely and effective disease management of their crop.
Dr. Kang said similar models for predicting crop yields would be required. He congratulated the inter disciplinary team of Scientists involved in developing
the dynamic system for predicting the disease. He said the web enabled support system would help in quick dissemination of even to distant potato grows.