Potatoes also have an issue with blight, specifically one caused by the fungus Phytophthora infestans. This fungus is closely related to the type of blight common in cucurbits (like cucumbers ...

The situation was ripe for disaster. It arrived in 1845. Somehow, someone imported a potato bearing the spores of Phytophthora infestans. That, Mr. Scanlan explains, was when “a landscape shaped ...

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Two hundred years later, biology professor Manuel Ospina-Giraldo is still thinking about the Irish Potato Famine. Or, the ...

In 2023, the USDA updated its Plant Hardiness Zone Map, a crucial tool for gardeners selecting plants. Each zone on the map is defined by average annual minimum temperatures. A zone represents 10 ...

Followed categories will be added to My News. Phytophthora, which means “plant destroyer” in Greek, is a group of soil borne pathogens capable of causing cause root rot and other serious and ...

Phytophthora ramorum, a notifiable plant disease, has been found on Rhododendron to the north of the Cannock Chase Country Park. It was originally suspected to be implicated in the dieback of bilberry ...

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