In the mid-19th century, a microscopic invader swept across Ireland, leaving a trail of devastation in its wake. The potato ...

infestans and the two Mexican pathogen species. The pathogen still causes late-blight disease on potato and tomato plants around the world. Prof Ristaino said efforts to breed more resistant ...

One such pairing that poses a risk to your garden is cucumbers and potatoes. These two crops, when grown together, can lead to the spread of a destructive disease: blight. Blight, especially in ...

Having already destroyed most of Ireland's crop, the blight appears in Scotland. Before long it provokes a famine. Video: A history of Scotland: This Land is Our Land.

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.

The Phytophthora blight is not reported from any other country except the Philippine Islands ... The P. faberi of citrus grows well on potato-dextrose agar, Clinton's oatmeal agar, and Ashby's Lima ...

Kolkata: Unseasonal rain dealt a significant blow to one of the state's most crucial cash crops — potatoes. As the potato ...

The West Bengal government's potato export ban has left farmers in Paschim Medinipur, Bankura, and Purulia struggling with unsold stock, falling prices, and mounting debts ...