Phytophthora (26 avr. 1840 – 7 août 1846)
Description:
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.
Ajouté au bande de temps:
Date:
26 avr. 1840
7 août 1846
~ 6 years and 3 months