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#Irish #History
You might want 2 add the #PotatoeFamine hashtag.

Only due to this new crop which originates in #Peru, was the #IrishPopulationExplosion possible: from approximately 2 million in 1700 to 8.5 million by 1845.

The algae (#PhytophthoraInfestans) that caused successive crop failures of the imported #Monoculture staple diet, led 2 a #PotatoDisease called #LateBlight. It originated in the #Toluca Valley in 🇲🇽 and spread from the 🇺🇸 2 🇮🇪.

https://www.sheetofhistory.com/2025/12/the-great-irish-famine-how-potato.html

The Great Irish Famine: How the Potato Blight Claimed a Million Lives

The Great Irish Famine: How the Potato Blight Claimed a Million Lives Between 1845 and 1852, Ireland experienced one of the most dev...

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Alexander J. Stein Apr 23, 2025

Transgenic #potatoes that are resistant to #lateblight can be a #sustainable alternative to chemical control, promoting #foodsecurity & environment-friendly agriculture: doi.org/10.1080/2164... #GMO #plantbreeding

Late blight field resistance i...

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Alexander J. Stein Nov 25, 2023

#Nigeria: The GM #potato project concluded a multi-location trial with #lateblight-resistant #potatoes showing a significant #yields advantage over conventional varieties, potentially helping secure #farmers' investments & livelihoods: https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2023/11/22/nigerian-farmers-soon-to-have-gm-potatoes-as-research-enters-final-stages/ #GMO #biotech

Nigerian farmers soon to have GM potatoes as research enters final stages - P.M. News

Farmers soon to laugh as the Genetically Modified (GM) Potato project ongoing in Nigeria concludes its first-year multi-locational trial.

Alexander J. Stein Oct 14, 2023

Production of #potatoes is affected by #lateblight disease. One way to solve the problem are #GMO potatoes resistant to the #pathogen. Their introduction could offer hope for #foodsecurity with the added advantage of #fungicides reductions: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11540-023-09662-4 #plantbreeding