In 1845, in Ireland, the potato crops were failing and potato plants were turning black and rotten. .. Kennedy slashing 10,000 jobs in health department overhaul Big Changes Are Coming To KFC In ...

ipomoeae, native to Mexico. They also included historic samples of P. infestans collected during the Irish Potato Famine. The results were clear. The Mexican species, P. mirabilis and P.

My grandma always said it’s never too early to plant peas (OK, January is probably too early). This week let’s talk potatoes. Yes, Irish potatoes (Solanum tuberosum) not sweet potatoes (Ipomea ...

His left gripped a potato plant. “Sir Francis Drake,” the base ... Roughly 40 percent of the Irish ate no solid food other than potatoes; the figure was between 10 percent and 30 percent ...

Potatoes were easier to grow for Irish farmers than other crops, such as wheat and oats. And, they soon discovered that the potato plant was really nutritious and gave you loads of energy for a ...