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Hello I have been growing Jerusalem Artichokes for three seasons now with great success but this season I have noticed they have white rot disease by the scientific name sclerotinia sclerotiorum. I was wondering if anyone has had this disease and been able to continue growing sunchokes with the same set of tubers in later years. I  really do not want to have to buy new seed tubers because because I try my very hardest to be self sufficient in the plants that I grow (this being the reason I have chosen to grow sunchokes). Let me know your experiences, thank you!
 
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Welcome to the forum.

It sounds like you might have diagnoses your problem as described here:

https://rex.libraries.wsu.edu/esploro/outputs/report/White-mold-of-Jerusalem-artichoke/99900502224401842

Since you do not want to buy new tubers can you separate any good ones from the diseased ones to use to propagate new plants?

Maybe plant these in a new location ?
 
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