Integrated management of fungal diseases in potato

Among major food crops, potato occupies fourth position following rice, wheat and maize across the globe. There are several factors affecting the crop yield and quality in potato of which disease is one of the most important factors. Potato diseases are caused by fungi resulting in the immense economic loss, posing the threat to food security and sustainable agriculture. Therefore, effective disease management is essential to overcome these risks. In this review, the objective is to discuss the disease causing pathogen, symptoms, factors favouring disease and integrated management of early blight, late blight, black scurf and wart diseases.