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Is potato blight a bacteria fungus or virus?
Potato blight is a fungus.
Is Potato blight a bacteria or virus?
fungus
What kind of natural disasters can happen in Croatia?
Ireland does not get really severe weather, but there are storms and floods. Those are the main natural disasters. Ireland is not in an earthquake zone, but occasionally minor tremors can be felt, but they would not do any damage. There are no active volcanoes in Ireland. It is not hot enough for droughts. In the 1840s a bout of potato blight destroyed the potato crop, a staple food in Ireland, causing a famine. Potato blight can easily be dealt with now, so that no longer poses a problem. So generally, in terms of natural disasters, Ireland is a good place to live.
What is the water mold whci causes late blight in potatoes?
Phytophthora infestans. But just simply called potato blight.
Is potato blight a disease?
Yes potato blight is a disease caused by the fungus Phytophthora infestans. The blight shows as brown spots with a yellow edge on leaves. It sreads across crops as airborne spores and develops when the weather is warm and humid. It will kill plants within 24 hours and will also kill tubers in storage. In sacks it will quickly infest the whole bag. It can also infect other types of plants, particularly tomato.
This was affected by a blight in Ireland?
Potato.
The great potato famine in Ireland resulted from what?
Potato blight.
What disease in Ireland they come to Scotland in 1848?
Potato Blight
Could Potato blight come back to Ireland?
Yes, Potato blight is endemic in Ireland and Europe, but today a variety of types of potato are grown some of which are blight resistant and we also have chemical sprays that can kill the fungus. The trouble with the blight in the past was that there were no sprays and only one variety of potato was grown and when a blight evolved to attack this variety, it meant that ALL the Irish crop was hit and this lead to famine.
What is the plague that killed all the potatoes in Ireland called?
The potato blight.
Where did the potato famine begin in Ireland?
I think the potato blight first arrived in Cork onboard ships from the US, then spread to the rest of Ireland
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)
What started the grate Irish potato famine?
The potato blight and the British abandoned Ireland and let everyone to die
What happen to the potato crop in Ireland in the nineteeth century?
During the period from 1845 to 1852, Ireland suffered a famine due to the potato crop getting potato blight which destroyed the crop.
What is a potato blight?
potato blight are potato mold,potato disease,potato mildew and potato murrain.
Common name of Phytophthora infestans?
Potato Blight, Potato Late Blight Agent, Potato Late Blight Fungus
Is potato blight a bacteria fungus or virus?
Potato blight is a fungus.
