Tomato and Potato Blight
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September 10, 2009
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Download video directlyFrom backyard gardens to commercial farms, New England tomato growers have been experiencing the fungal devastation called "late blight," caused by the same organism that initiated the deadly Irish potato famine in the 1850s. Although this year's crop has suffered, there is hope for the future: an international team of researchers has sequenced the genome of the pathogen that causes late blight. Watch this videocast to find out more.
Reference: "Genome Sequence and analysis of the Irish Potato Famine Pathogen Phytophthora infestans," Haas, B.J. et al., Nature DOI: 10.1038/nature08358
