Potato Varieties that can withstand it are being produced in central Mexico, the probable home of the blight By John S. Niederhauser & William C. Cobb Join Our Community of Science Lovers!

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 ...

has issued an advisory for potato farmers across the country, warning of a high risk of late blight disease in the crop due to changes in weather conditions. Institute director Brajesh Singh ...

Potato blight or 'late blight' is a devastating fungus disease that spreads rapidly in wet weather. Like a mildew disease, to which it is related, it attacks the foliage, but can get washed down to ...

Perhaps no other food source is more closely associated with a country than potato is with Ireland. Indeed, Irish potato is a moniker often given to this important vegetable to distinguish it from ...

The unseasonal rain has raised fears of ‘dhwasa rog' — a bacterial attack known as late blight of potatoes, which could devastate the crops. Though this year's potato crop is expected to be ...