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Study points to South America—not Mexico—as birthplace of Irish potato famine pathogen
The pathogen still causes late-blight disease on potato and tomato plants around the world. Much of the study's evidence compares whole genomes of P. infestans with those of close relative ...
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The Source Of The Deadly Irish Potato Famine Has Ties To The Andes Mountains
The source of the pathogen that caused the Irish potato famine has finally been identified. Researchers from North Carolina State […] The post The Source Of The Deadly Irish Potato Famine Has Ties To ...
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Deadly Irish potato famine originated thousands of miles away, study finds
Scientists have discovered new evidence that the pathogen that caused the Irish potato famine may have ... A study that examined the DNA of Phytophthora (P.) infestans, and similar species ...
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Phytophthora Blight of Citrus
faberi by Rosenbaum and Reinking. The difference in size is not considered sufficient to warrant the creation of a new species for the citrus Phytophthora. The P. faberi of citrus grows well on potato ...