Blight, especially in potatoes, is a serious fungal disease caused by the pathogen Phytophthora infestans.It is infamous for causing the Irish Potato Famine. To this day, it remains a significant ...

The first accurate maps of outbreaks of potato blight — a disease caused by the fungus-like pathogen Phytophthora infestans that was responsible for the Irish potato famine between 1845 and 1852 ...

Reconstructing the global migration history of Phytophthora infestans towards Colombia. Phytopathology® , 2024; DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO-05-24-0163-R Cite This Page : ...

Late blight is a fungal disease that affects potatoes and tomatoes, and can cause widespread crop destruction. The disease ...

Kentaro Yoshida et al. Rise and fall of the Phytophthora infestans lineage that triggered the Irish potato famine. eLife , 2013 DOI: 10.7554/elife.00731 Cite This Page : ...

The funguslike organism Phytophthora infestans causes potato leaves to decay and tubers to rot. Wikimedia Commons But the scientists weren't merely sleuthing for the sake of history.

It has been known that Phytophthora infestans, a fungus-like organism that devastated potato crops, led to the famine in Ireland. But the precise strain of the pathogen that caused the devastating ...

P. infestans made its way to Ireland, which heavily depended on potatoes — they were a staple food for at least two-thirds of the population, including many agricultural laborers. The pathogen struck ...

Potato pathogens have been catastrophic in the past, most notably during the 1845-52 Irish Potato Famine, which was caused by an infestation of the fungus Phytophthora infestans, also known as the ...