A tuber domesticated in the Andes that became Europe's hedge against famine after the Columbian Exchange, then the cause of its worst one: Ireland's dependence on a few potato varieties left it defenseless when late blight arrived in 1845. Per hectare, the potato yields more food energy than any major grain. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Scientific Name Domestication RegionAndes of southern Peru and northwestern Bolivia 1 Domesticated When (Circa) Era
Era (category) Potato
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Source Colorado Potato Beetle (Wikipedia)
Source Green Peach Aphid (Wikipedia)
Source Late Blight (Wikipedia)
Source Moniliophthora perniciosa (Wikipedia)
Source Green Peach Aphid (Wikipedia)
Source Late Blight (Wikipedia)
Source Potato Virus Y (Wikipedia)
Source Tomato Leafminer (Wikipedia)
Source Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus (Wikipedia)
Source Verticillium Wilt (Wikipedia)
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The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board funded UK potato sector research and market development through its AHDB Potatoes division until 2021.
The Colorado potato beetle is the most significant defoliating insect pest of cultivated potato.
Source Columbian Exchange (Wikipedia)
This milestone records the domestication event of the potato crop it is directly named for.
The green peach aphid is the principal vector of Potato Virus Y and other potato viruses.
The Highland Potato Famine was caused by potato blight destroying the potato crop the Scottish Highlands and Islands depended on.
The International Potato Center is the CGIAR center whose founding and continuing mandate is potato research.
Source Great Famine, Ireland (Wikipedia)
The James Hutton Institute is a leading center for potato research, including breeding for resistance to potato cyst nematode, reflecting Scotland's position as a major seed potato producing region.
The lesion nematode (Pratylenchus penetrans) is a major root pathogen contributing to potato early dying complex.
Blackleg (Pectobacterium/Dickeya spp.) is a major bacterial stem and tuber rot disease of potato.
Potato cyst nematodes (Globodera spp.), which coevolved with wild potato in the Andes, are a major quarantine pest of cultivated potato.
the potato harvester lifts and separates potato tubers from soil at harvest
Potato Virus Y is one of the most widespread and yield-limiting viral pathogens of cultivated potato.
Germany's Turnip Winter of 1916 to 1917 followed the failure of the potato crop to blight and wet weather, forcing wartime reliance on turnips as a substitute staple.
Verticillium wilt is a principal cause of potato early dying, a major soil-borne disease complex of potato.
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Source Irish Potatoes and British Politics (McLean and Bustani, Political Studies, 1999)Iain McLean and Camilla Bustanitier 1
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The potato () is a starchy tuberous vegetable native to the Americas that is consumed as a staple food in many parts of the world.
History section
Potatoes were domesticated there about 7,000-10,000 years ago from a species in the S. brevicaule complex.
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The Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata; also known as the Colorado beetle, the ten-striped spearman, the ten-lined potato beetle, and the potato bug) is a beetle known for being a major pest of potato crops.
Green Peach Aphid (Wikipedia)
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The worst damage on plants is in the early summertime for the aphid breeding peak, because winged dispersants from Prunus spp. where the egg of overwintering aphid stage deposit nymphs on summer hosts migrating to tobacco, potatoes and cruciferous vegetables to be harmful continuously after a few generations. == Distribution == The green peach aphid is found worldwide but is likely of Asian origin, much like its primary host plant, Prunus persica.
Affected By: Myzus persicae, Article text
The worst damage on plants is in the early summertime for the aphid breeding peak, because winged dispersants from Prunus spp. where the egg of overwintering aphid stage deposit nymphs on summer hosts migrating to tobacco, potatoes and cruciferous vegetables to be harmful continuously after a few generations. == Distribution == The green peach aphid is found worldwide but is likely of Asian origin, much like its primary host plant, Prunus persica.
View the Source Tomato Leafminer (Wikipedia)
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In favorable weather conditions, eight to ten generations can occur in a single year. === Hosts === Tomato is the main host plant, but T. absoluta also attacks other crop plants of the nightshade family, including potato, eggplant, pepino, pepper and tobacco.
Late Blight (Wikipedia)
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The organism infects various members of the Solanaceae family, such as the potato (Solanum tuberosum) and the tomato.
Affected By: Phytophthora infestans, Lead section
The organism infects various members of the Solanaceae family, such as the potato (Solanum tuberosum) and the tomato.
View the Source Potato Virus Y (Wikipedia)
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Potato virus Y (PVY) is a plant virus of the family Potyviridae, and one of the most important plant viruses affecting potato production.
Verticillium Wilt (Wikipedia)
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Many economically important plants are susceptible including cotton, tomatoes, potatoes, oilseed rape, eggplants, peppers and ornamentals, as well as others in natural vegetation communities.
Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus (Wikipedia)
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The primary host for TYLCV is the tomato plant, and other plant hosts where TYLCV infection has been found include eggplants, potatoes, tobacco, beans, and peppers.
Moniliophthora perniciosa (Wikipedia)
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Under experimental conditions, this biotype is also able to cause witches' broom symptoms on tomato, aubergine, pepper and potato.
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