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potato blight

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potato blight
n.
Any of various highly destructive fungus diseases of the potato.
potato blight
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plant Pathology) a devastating disease of potatoes produced by the oomycete Phytophthora infestans and the cause of the Irish potato famine of the mid 19th century
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Noun1.potato blight - a blight of potatoes
potato disease, potato mildew, potato mold, potato murrain
blight - any plant disease resulting in withering without rotting
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A This sounds like an attack of the fungus potato blight.
Gardening Q & A by Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)
Byline: ANI Washington, September 10 (ANI): An international team of scientists has decoded the full genetic sequence, or genome, of Phytophthora infestans, which is a water mold that causes the serious potato disease known as late blight or potato blight.
Scientists decode genome of mold that causes potato infection by Asian News International
With the potato blight striking all and sundry on the allotment, all the potatoes are lifted leaving vast areas of soil empty.
GROWIT COOKIT by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)
 
 
 
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