Qué está pasando con el clima y el tizón de la papa [Phytophthora infestans (Mont.) De Bary] en Bolivia

Abstract

In this reflection document, reference is made to the literature available in Bolivia and other countries on advances in knowledge and control of late blight of potato (Phytophthora infestans) as the causal agent of a feared disease that affects potato cultivation, that for many years caused great losses in different parts of the world. In it advances in knowledge of the pathogen and the development of integrated disease management are analyzed through chemical strategies and the use of resistant cultivars with high yield potential; likewise, the implications of late blight are analyzed by the effect of climate change and the change of the sowing seasons of the crop. Finally, some considerations of integrated management are made to face this problem that causes great losses to the poor farmers of the Andean and inter-Andean area of Bolivia.