Question

what is late blight of potato
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Answer 1

Answer:

Phytophthora infestans is an oomycete or water mold, a microorganism that causes the serious potato and tomato disease known as late blight or potato blight. Late blight was a major culprit in the 1840s European, the 1845 Irish, and the 1846 Highland potato famines.

Answer 2

Answer:

a destructive fungal disease of potatoes resulting in dry brown rot of the tubers