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Phytophthora infestans(known as late blight) caused the Irish potato blight.
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How do you use blight in ɑ short sentence?
The Irish potato famine was caused by blight.
The destruction of the Irish potato crop in the mid-1800s was caused by a?
blight
What caused many Irish to immigrant to the US?
potatoe blight of the 1840's
What is the Name of the Irish Potato Famine fungus?
The blight during the famine wasn't caused by a fungus, it was caused by the oomycete Phytophthora infestans.
What kind of mold caused the irish potato famine?
it was not a mould it was a disease called blight
What is the mold called that caused the Irish potato famine?
The potato blight caused the famine, the species being Phytophthora infestans.
What caused an irish exodus to England and the United states during the 19th century?
potato blight
What is the 5 letter word that caused the Irish potato famine?
The potato 'blight' caused the famine, though this is a six letter word.
What kind of vegetation does Prince Edward Island have?
Irish patato
How did the potato blight in Ireland start?
The English, who had no use for the Irish, spread the potato blight germs around on the potato fields so that they could get rid of as many Irish as possible. It largely worked - millions of Irish either starved to death or immigrated to other nations, like Canada and the USA. (That's why my greatgreatgreatgreatgreat grandfather came to America)
The Irish potato famine was caused by an organism that belongs to which group?
The Irish Potato Famine was caused by Phytophthora infestans: fungus-like eukaryotic organisms.
What was the cause for Irish immigration in the 1940?
potato blight
