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What is a potato blight?
potato blight are potato mold,potato disease,potato mildew and potato murrain.
What was the cause of the Irish potato famine?
Blight a disease that spread through potatoes
How did the potato blight in Ireland affect America?
thousands of Irish people went to America on coffin ships with disease
What disease in Ireland they come to Scotland in 1848?
Potato Blight
What does potato famine mean?
it was where the potatoes were infected by a disease by blight i think
Why did the potatoes die during the potato famine?
Because they got a disease commonly known as the potato blight.
Common name of Phytophthora infestans?
Potato Blight, Potato Late Blight Agent, Potato Late Blight Fungus
What kind of mold caused the irish potato famine?
it was not a mould it was a disease called blight
What disease was going around in Ireland in 1846-1850?
The disease was phytophthora infestans, commonly known as potato blight.
Is potato blight a bacteria fungus or virus?
Potato blight is a fungus.
What disease did the Irish potatoes have?
During the 1840s, potato blight affected potatoes in Ireland, causing a famine.
How potato blight spread in Ireland 1845?
Potato blight in Ireland in 1845 was caused by the pathogen Phytophthora infestans, which thrived in the damp, cool conditions of that summer. The disease spread rapidly through contaminated seed potatoes and the movement of infected plants. It devastated potato crops, which were a staple food for the Irish population, leading to widespread famine and suffering. The blight's impact was exacerbated by the reliance on a single potato variety, making the crop particularly vulnerable to disease.
