Andes Confirmed as Origin of Potato Blight, Solving a Famine Mystery
TL;DR
A large genomic study links the blight-causing Phytophthora infestans to the Andes, resolving a long-standing debate about its birthplace and highlighting genomic-tracking tools and Andean wild potato resistance for predicting and combating future outbreaks.
Topics:healthscience#andean-origin#genome-sequencing#irish-potato-famine#phytophthora-infestans#plant-pathology#science
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