A new aggressive potato blight strain was detected in Wales and eastern Scotland earlier this year. The strain, identified as EU 46, can withstand certain fungicides, making it harder to control. It ...

An international research team has decoded the genome of the notorious blight that caused the Irish potato famine in the 1840s. That same organism now threatens tomato and potato crops across the U.S.

Scientists have discovered vital clues as to how the pathogen responsible for the Irish potato famine adapted to spread between different plant species. Researchers at Oxford University and The ...

A group of researchers is turning to AI to try to combat potato blight, a disease that has led to around 20% of global potato crop losses amounting to financial losses of over $4.5 billion. The new AI ...

Late blight is one of the most devastating diseases of potato and tomato worldwide. It was responsible for the devastating Irish potato famine of the 1840s and has continued to be detrimental to ...

A POTATO blight advisory has been issued for large parts of the country by Met Eireann. You'll now receive top stories, breaking news, and more, straight to your email. It is set to become even more ...

THE “Irish Farmer” reports that “potato blight has appeared extensively of late” – an unwelcome and unpleasant item of news which is not, however, surprising when the recent vagaries of the weather ...