In the mid-19th century, a microscopic invader swept across Ireland, leaving a trail of devastation in its wake. The potato blight, caused by the fungus-like pathogen Phytophthora infestans, triggered ...

While blight predominantly affects potatoes, certain conditions and plant pairings, like growing cucumbers nearby, can exacerbate the problem. Blight is primarily a fungal disease that thrives in ...

Scotland's History Land and Votes Potato blight ruins Scottish crops The Adobe Flash player and Javascript are required in order to view a video which appears on this page. You may wish to ...

As spring approaches, farmers across the state prepare for potato season — the planting process begins after the last hard ...

Work along the row, pushing a fork in from one side and push under the centre of the plants. Take some time to remove all the tubers, not matter how tiny, or they'll grow next year and disrupt that ...

The benefits of chitting the seed potatoes of maincrop varieties, which are much longer in the ground and generally far ...

Sclerotinia stem blight (SSB ... high fertility, high plant populations). SSB is caused by fungi with wide host ranges. Sclerotinia spp. can infect crops such as alfalfa, snap beans, potato, pepper, ...