Researchers map spread of potato blight prior to the Irish potato famine

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Source: Jean Ristaino

The first accurate maps of outbreaks of potato blight in the USA between 1843 and 1845 are presented in a new study, improving the understanding of the spread of potato blight before the disease reached Europe.

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