Evolution of Irish potato famine pathogens traced [Industry News, CHIPS]

Researchers from North Carolina State University (NC State) continue to track the evolution of different strains of Phytophthora infestans (P. infestans), the plant pathogen that caused the Irish potato famine, or late-blight disease, in the 1840s.

For more information, see the “News” section of CHIPS magazine (July/August 2021).

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