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NewsPotato blight pathogen probably originated in the Andes before spreading worldwide
A new study challenges the common theory that the devastating potato blight pathogen Phytophthora infestans originated in Mexico. Researchers meticulously reconstructed its global migration history and found it likely originated in the South American Andes before spreading globally. Source: Gareth James Famine memorial, Dublin. The potato blight pathogen ...
