Dependence on a single crop is risky. When blight strikes vulnerable communities, the consequences can be devastating.

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) The Irish potato famine pathogen, Phytophthora infestans, is traced back to the Andes Mountains in South America, not Mexico. Genetic analysis reveals that P ...

An international team of molecular biologists studied the historical spread of Phytophthora infestans, a funguslike organism that devastated potato crops and led to the famine in Ireland.

Sure, scientists have known for a while that a funguslike organism called Phytophthora infestans was responsible for the potato blight that plagued Ireland starting in the 1840s. But there are ...

Researchers nailed down the Andes Mountains in South America as the birthplace of Phytophthora infestans, otherwise known as potato blight or late blight. Previously, the debate on the origins of P.

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

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 ...