DNA study shows the deadly potato blight came from South America.

When it comes to one of the most infamous disasters in Irish history, there's still more to be learned, including exactly ...

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 ...

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.

Figure S7 trypan blue staining of WT and OESlRALF2 tomato leaves at 3 and 4 days postinoculation with P. infestans. Supporting tables (PDF) Table S1 name, accession, and sequences of RALFs from tomato ...

Call it a mystery solved. Researchers from North Carolina State University have traced the origins of the Irish potato famine pathogen, Phytophthora infestans, to the Andes Mountains in South America.

A groundbreaking study by North Carolina State University has confirmed that Phytophthora infestans—the pathogen behind the Irish potato famine—originated in the Andes Mountains of South America, not ...

North Carolina State University researchers firmly point the finger at the South American Andes Mountains as the place where the Irish potato famine pathogen, Phtytophthora infestans, originated.

Researchers firmly point the finger at the South American Andes Mountains as the place where the Irish potato famine pathogen, Phtytophthora infestans, originated. Call it a mystery solved.

A study that examined the DNA of Phytophthora (P.) infestans, and similar species has pointed the finger at the South American Andes Mountains. The pathogen is thought to have spread from South ...

These symptoms seem to be of absolutely no consequence whatsoever and the plants develop and fruit well. Late blight (Phytophthora infestans) is similar to potato blight. So keep tomatoes well away ...