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The potato crop failures were caused by late blight, which destroyed both the leaves and the edible tubers, of the potato plant. It is thought that wet conditions over more than one growing season enabled the blight, Phytophthora infestans, to thrive with devastating results.
About as many as two million Irish people emigrated during the famine. It is thought that about one million people died from starvation or other famine-related diseases, one disease being typhus.
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Where is potatoes considered a staple crop?
Ireland. Potatoes are very big in Ireland. EVERYONE in Ireland eats potatoes.
Where did the French get potatoes from?
They go there potatoes from Ireland
Why did the potatoes rot?
Poor weather, too much rain.
What caused the Irish potato famine in the 1840's?
When the potatoes in Ireland developed a disease because of the wet weather in the summer. Potatoes were a big part of the Irish'diet which then led families to starve and other countries such as India to import sacks of yellow cornmeal to Ireland.
Why did the conquistadors send potatoes to Europe?
The conquistadors sent potatoes to Europe because during the time a big famine in Ireland was happening, and the potatoes really solved there problem for a while. Later on a bad disease spreaded in the potatoes and cause them to turn into an inedible slime. The potatoes the caused a lot of deaths!
Where are potatoes from and and why they so popular?
potatoes are from England and are a delicacy in Ireland.
What is dry rot and is it solved?
If you get a tooth pulled u could get dry rot and then u would have to get a root canal to not get dry rot put a swab in your mouth were the tootth was pulled so it will soke up the bleeding and keep it moist :) ;p - crumbling and drying of timber or bulbs or potatoes or fruit caused by a fungus
What is the main food of Ireland?
Ireland's main food is potatoes.
What causes potatoes to rot in the middle in the ground?
High temperature and humidity
How did potatoes almost destroy the Irish?
There was a famine in Ireland starting in the middle of the 1840s, which was caused by potato blight destroying potatoes. Potatoes formed a major part of the diet of Irish people, so when the famine struck, many Irish people died and many emigrated. Even today, the population of Ireland has not reached the level it was before the famine.
Where are potatoes popular?
Ireland and Idaho are famous for potatoes (or potato famines).
What does the Irish famine represent?
Potatoes. Potatoes are the main food in Ireland
