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Kingdom: Stramenopila
Phylum: Oomycota
Class: Oomycetes
Order: Peronosporales
Family: Pythiaceae
Genus: Phytophthora
Species: Phytophthora infestans

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The main environment for P. infestans is farming fields since the main host of this infestan are potatoes. The effectiveness of P. infestans depends on the environmental conditions. Things like “Humidity, temperature, light intensity, and potato cultivar all affect symptomatology.” (Janice Y. Uchida, 2012)

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*Field affected by Phytophthora infestans

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*Field affected by Phytophthora infestans

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P. infestans reproduce asexually and sexually. It needs the host of plant tissue to grow. It can spread with, “the sporangia are carried by the wind, land on plant tissue, and release their zoospores.” (Judelson 1997). Although, this only happens when it is wet and cool. It also can infect other plants directly when the temperature is warmer. “the sporangium will penetrate the host tissue allowing it to gain nutrients from its host (Schumann and D’Arcy 2000).

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The organism affects humans through the severe loss in potato crops worldwide. This loss in crops was a serious problem before as Ireland in the 1840s experienced an extreme destruction of potato crops. This resulted in the famine and death of millions of people. This however is no longer a severe problem! Chemical sprays have been implemented to the production of potatoes to prevent loss of potato crops.

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The Great Potato Famine - Ireland, 1840s

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The Great Potato Famine - Ireland, 1840s

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A third of the entire population of Ireland depended on potatoes as it was the only source of food for them.

Another name for Phytophthora infestans is, “Potato blight.”

Phytophthora comes from Greek, which means, “Plant destroyer.”

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The Phytophthora Infestans Informative Video

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The Phytophthora Infestans Informative Video