马铃薯粉痂病是我省检疫对象。得了这种病的马铃薯,群众称为“猴子洋芋”、“癞蛤蟆洋芋”。1970年首先在利川县毛田、太阳等公社发现此病;1975年利川、恩施、鹤丰、巴东、咸丰、建始等六县发病面积共达60余万亩,其中以利川县发病面积最大,达25万亩,占全县马铃薯种植面积的58.1％。马铃薯得病后,薯块变小,只有算盘子大,品质变劣,煮不烂,轻者减产10％, Potato powder scab is the object of quarantine in our province. Got this disease of the potato, the masses called “monkey potato”, “Toad potato.” In 1970, the disease was first found in communes such as Mao Tian and Sun in Lichuan County. In 1975, the incidence of Lishuchuan, Enshi, Hefeng, Badong, Xianfeng and Jianshi totaled more than 60 million mu, of which the largest was Lichuan , Up to 250000 acres, accounting for 58.1% of the county potato acreage. After the potato gets sick, the tuber becomes smaller, only the big dish is counted, the quality is inferior, the cooking is not bad, the light person reduces the output by 10%