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Help with potatoes

gtcstvrgtcstvr Posts: 16
in Fruit & veg
I’ve just started to prep my potatoes (variety Bambino) and they all have these marks in the middle of them. Does anyone know what it is and what has caused it? Some of them are tinged green as well which I know you have to avoid. Thanks Thanks 

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  • SkandiSkandi Posts: 1,723

    Physiological rust is often due to a disorder of the metabolism, an enzymatic disorder in particular, caused by intense heat or excessive drought during tuber formation.

     

    However major symptoms have also been observed in cold, humid years in some plots. Insufficient calcium assimilation by the plant or a calcium deficiency in the tuber may also cause these symptoms.

     

    Furthermore, in some cultivars, these symptoms can be caused by a too rapid tuber enlargement following inhibited growth (e.g. during drought).



    This looks the most likely possibility. but if you read the whole article you can see there's many things that can cause the issue.


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