The Irish potato famine pathogen Phytophthora infestans originated in central Mexico rather than the Andes

The potato late blight pathogen was introduced to Europe in the 1840s and caused the devastating loss of a staple crop, resulting in the Irish potato famine and subsequent diaspora. Research on this disease has engendered much debate, which in recent years has focused on whether the geographic origi...

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Main Authors:	Goss, E.M., Tabima, J.F., Cooke, D.E.L., Restrepo, S., Fry, W.E., Forbes, G., Fieland, V.J., Cárdenas, M., Grunwald, N.J.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Inglés
Published:	National Academy of Sciences 2014
Subjects:	potatoes phytophthora infestans oomycetes famine provenance
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/64901