Potatoes are a common carbohydrate that can be eaten in many different ways, in the form of wedges, fries and mashed potatoes. During the summer, many people look forward to eating the delicacy of fresh potatoes, which is only available for a short period of the year.
In addition, potatoes last a long time and are relatively easy to handle and keep fresh. But there is an infection that potatoes can get that you want to stay away from, or you risk getting poisoned.
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This is how you see that the potato has become infected
The plant protection expert Maj-Liss Pettersson guest during Sunday TV4’s News morning where she talked about a fungal infection that can affect potatoes.
She says that the rainy summer has meant that the infection has appeared earlier than usual.
The first sign of the infection is seen on the leaves and is called potato leaf mould.
– These are spots that you can sometimes, although it sounds strange, confuse with frostbite. It gets really dark like this, almost to the black side of the leaves, so it’s the leaf infection, says Maj-Liss Pettersson in Nyhetsmorgon.
The infection can then spread to the potatoes in the soil, then it is called brown rot.
– But the fungus is there and when it rains, these spores come down to the soil and then they attack the tubers, she says.
The expert shows what an infected potato looks like. Photo: Screenshot/TV4
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What should you do if the potatoes become infected?
If you grow potatoes yourself, it is important that you get rid of any potatoes that may have been affected by the infection, otherwise you risk being exposed to the same scourge next year.
But what do you do if you already have the potatoes on your plate?
– You shouldn’t eat that, because there is actually a bit of poison in it. Not that you die, but you can feel bad and maybe get a stomach ache and vomit, says Pettersson in the program.
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