Scientists in Sweden have taken an important step toward fighting potato late blight, a plant disease that once triggered a ...

The first accurate maps of outbreaks of potato blight — a disease caused by the fungus-like pathogen Phytophthora infestans that was responsible for the Irish potato famine between 1845 and 1852 — in ...

US-based scientists have compiled the first-ever maps detailing how potato blight first hit North America in the mid-19th century before crossing the Atlantic Ocean and causing the Great Hunger in ...

North Carolina State University researchers used text analytics on both historic and modern writing to reveal more information about the effects and spread of the plant pathogen—now known as ...

Developed at Michigan State University, the varieties are engineered to resist disease and maintain low sugar levels for up ...

Examining keyword terms from historic and modern texts can help researchers track and visualize plant diseases like late blight. North Carolina State University researchers used text analytics on both ...

One Kenyan consumes more than 40 kilograms of potatoes per year. Potatoes are Kenya's second most important food crop after maize. However, over the years this important commodity has been affected by ...

Authorised by the Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN), the field study serves as a basis for researching potato ...