David O'Connor receives funding from Research Ireland and Irish EPA. A new aggressive potato blight strain was detected in Wales and eastern Scotland earlier this year. The strain, identified as EU 46 ...
The Irish potato famine of 1845–52 resulted in more than a million deaths. Another million people were displaced, and Ireland’s population was reduced by about 25%. The cause of widespread potato rot ...
FARGO - Late blight has been confirmed in a potato field in Dickey County in southeastern North Dakota, according to Nick David, Extension potato agronomist at North Dakota State University. This ...