Researchers say study may help global efforts in controlling disease that still destroys crops today It was a disaster that killed about 1 million people, devastating 19th century Ireland, but while the potato disease linked to the Irish famine is well known, a battle has raged over where it originated.Scientists have long been divided over whether the fungus-like pathogen Phtytophthora infestans cropped up in the Andes or originated in Mexico. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/jan/24/scientists-point-to-andes-potato-pathogen-as-origin-of-irish-famine
Author : Nicola Davis Science correspondent
Publish date : 2025-01-24 19:00:00
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