Irish potato famine - diseased potato 1846

Showing progress of the disease Botrytis infestans in progress. The potato crop was the staple diet of the Irish rural population. When potato blight resulted in a ruined crop in 1846, over 1 million Irish citizens died, with a further 1-2 million emigrating

1846 Blight Diet Diseased Emigrating Famine Infestans Potato Resulted Staple

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