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What was the real name of the Irish famine potato blight?

Phytophthora infestans


What type of microbe causes potato blight?

It depends on which type of potato blight you are referring to.Early blight -- caused by Alternaria solani, a fungal pathogen.Late blight -- caused by Phytophthora infestans, an oomycete.


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.


The asexual reproduction in phytophthora infestans takes place by means of?

asexual and sexual


Is Phytophthora infestans a autotroph or heterotroph?

Since it is a fungus, it goes around and eats plants so therefore it is auto


What caused the great famine?

a fungus called phytophthora infestans caused the Irish potato famine.


The organism that caused the great potato famine in Ireland was a?

The blight of the summer of 1845 was called "Phytophthora Infestans", it is an air carried fungus and is still with us today. a fungus --- novanet / gradpoint


What disease was going around in Ireland in 1846-1850?

The disease was phytophthora infestans, commonly known as potato blight.


What type of organism caused the destruction of much of the potato crop on the mid-1800s in Ireland?

Answer: An oomycete named Phytophthora infestans


What is the mold called that caused the Irish potato famine?

The potato blight caused the famine, the species being Phytophthora infestans.


What has the author Ronald Wallace Hutchinson written?

Ronald Wallace Hutchinson has written: 'Investigations into the control of potato blight, phytophthora infestans'


What organism caused the Irish patato blight?

The Irish potato blight, also known as the Great Famine, was caused by a water mold known as Phytophthora infestans. This pathogen spreads rapidly in wet conditions, leading to the widespread destruction of potato crops in Ireland in the mid-19th century.