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Irish Potato Famine pathogen even more virulent today

Irish Potato Famine pathogen even more virulent todayBiobased Digest, July 25, 2013. The plant pathogen that caused the Irish potato famine in the 1840s lives on today with a different genetic blueprint and an even larger arsenal of weaponry to harm and kill plants. Jean Ristaino, plant pathology, featured.