What Is Late Blight?
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What Is Late Blight?
Late blight is a plant disease that mainly attacks potatoes and tomatoes, although it can sometimes be found on other crops, weeds and ornamentals in the same botanical family (Solanaceae). Other plants that late blight may infect include petunia, nightshades, and tomatillos. Late blight was a factor in the Irish potato famine in the 1850's, during which millions of people in Ireland starved or were forced to emigrate. Entire potato crops rotted in t...
Growing Wisdom | October 24, 2009
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