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

I love eating Irish potatoes, those red- or golden-fleshed spuds cooked on the skillet for breakfast or roasted as a side ...

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

Scientists have discovered new evidence that the pathogen that caused the Irish potato famine may ... still causes late-blight disease on potato and tomato plants around the world.

February is National Potato Month. This vegetable, also known as spud and Irish potato, has been grown as a crop for at least ...

A genetic investigation has finally tracked down the source of the pathogen that caused the Irish potato famine, closing a case that ... but also the sister lineages,” said Jean Ristaino, a professor ...

North Carolina State University researchers firmly point the finger at the South American Andes Mountains as the place where the Irish potato ... disease on potato and tomato plants around the ...

Researchers firmly point the finger at the South American Andes Mountains as the place where the Irish potato famine pathogen ... Distinguished Professor of Plant Pathology at North Carolina ...