Learn about a recent study that asserts the Andes Mountains in South America as the birthplace of a pathogen that has caused ...

Scientists have discovered new evidence that the pathogen that caused the Irish potato famine may have originated thousands ...

Researchers at North Carolina State University have pinpointed the Andes Mountains as the birthplace of the infamous Irish ...

North Carolina State University researchers firmly point the finger at the South American Andes Mountains as the place where ...

Trials  have revealed how the application of silicon biostimulants can have a positive effect on potato yields and improve ...

North Carolina State University researchers firmly point the finger at the South American Andes Mountains as the place where ...

If adopted in Rwanda, genetically modified crops such as irish potatoes that no longer require use of pesticides in treating potato late blight disease could stop the decline in bee population and ...

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Farmers are increasingly demanding potato varieties that are higher-yielding and less susceptible to disease, particularly late blight, which caused the Irish Potato Famine of the mid-19th century ...