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Abstract

In Pakistan, potato production has become an important industry both for farmers and consumers. Potato cultivation in Pakistan is always taken on priority among the other vegetables due to its high yield, having high nutrient values and mostly increasing the income of the farmers. First time we documented the incidence of foliar diseases from the hub of potato growing areas. We selected 5 potato fields from each district of Okara, Pakpatan and Sahiwal to collect passport data of foliar diseases after 30, 60 and 90 days intervals. The incidence of late blight was the maximum in all selected districts followed by black leg and early blight. In district Okara the incidence of late blight was the maximum (30%) while the minimum incidence (7%) was recorded in district Sahiwal. The maximum (6%) incidence of black leg was recoded in district Sahiwal followed by Pakptan and Okara districts. This study concluded that late blight is serious threat to potato industry in district Sahiwal, Pakpatan and Okara and it can be minimized by good agricultural practices.