Control measures

The use of certified seed potatoes is the main control measure for the production of ware or processed potato crops.

For seed potato production, there is a range of measures designed to limit the development of infection by PVX, including:

• testing and renewing the seed potato stocks;

• limiting the use of farm machinery for pre-basic and basic seed material, for example with specific trails or paths for the tractor wheels;

• washing and/or disinfecting the machinery before entering a seed crop and always starting spraying in the fields with higher quality grades;

• early roguing to prevent the mechanical transmission of PVX by machinery.