Phytophthora infestans

like the life of George Phillips and something this major like Irish immigration close enough to have a direct relation to each other. Irish immigrant unskilled labor was one of the most prominent factors in the success of George Phillips livelihood. The main factor that influenced this great migration wave out of Ireland in the 1840’s was the great potato famine. This is a very heavily researched topic among historians because of how significant it was to the shaping of the history of both Ireland and America. In 1845 in Ireland Irish potato planters noticed their potatoes were turning out spoiled and when harvested had a black color to them as if they had rotted. This was caused by a fungal plant disease, officially known as Phytophthora infestans. When this disease struck the land it would wipe out a major portion of the crop. In Ireland the potato was the most common crop that people survived off of. In some cases, its the only thing people ate; people also grew their livestock up for meat by feeding them potatoes thus is supplied more to the people nutritionally than just what it had to offer. The Great Potato Famine would strike in 1846 and last until 1854 and it would ruin nearly all of the potato plant in that time. This would lead to a mass starvation in Ireland, as many people’s main source of nutrition would be taken away from them. As many as one million people would die as a direct result of the potato famine and around a million and a half would leave Ireland…

history in the previous century, we can see that they tried as much as they can to remove and erase this crisis from it. Its effects permanently changed the island's cultural landscape. The famine entered folk memory as the whole island was then part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. But eventually they were able to get rid of Britain’s control and gain independence in the next century. The potato was introduced to Ireland as a garden crop. It was widespread as a supplementary…

famine in Ireland caused great despair and panic throughout the country. As a result, one must ask the question, why did such a large number of Irish people died during the great famine of 1845? Conflict over the high death toll during the famine existed, because of the different perspectives of the Irish and the English. Although individuals suggest that the high number of deaths was a result of the famine because of disease, and hunger, a closer look at the available evidence highlights the…

The An Gorta Mor, commonly known as The Great Hunger, was started by a wide spread disease that infected the potatoes in Ireland in the year 1846. Because of the Active Union in 1801, Ireland was apart of the British Empire. The potatoes, which the Irish were most greatly dependent on for survival during this time period, were infected with a bacteria called Phytophthora Infestans, which caused the potatoes to become not only inedible, but also toxic. Potatoes were at the time the easiest crop…

In many Eastern countries, strict laws formerly prevented people from being able to live the wonderful, fulfilling lives they sought. Citizens strongly desired the freedom to practice any religion of their choice, to speak freely without restriction or unethical consequence, and to have a say in certain decisions the government could make. What better place would offer these things than the New World’s very own United States of America? During the later years of the eighteenth century to the…

raise their population, and it gave them a sustainable crop that not only provided to them but was also a valuable export to other countries, such as Britain. With all this good to the country it seemed to be a reliable substance, and that led to potatoes becoming a part of everyone’s daily meal. This of course meant the poorer ate more potatoes, and the upper class ate less, but in the whole, Irelands diet was largely based around the potato. This became the main problem for Ireland, and it…

The main idea of this story is about a disaster that struck Ireland overnight. Blight attacked the potato crops, turning them black and destroying the only real food of Ireland. The title of my book is Black Potatoes, and the author is Susan Campbell Bartoletti. History is the genre of the book. The pov of the book is third person. The story takes place in the country of Ireland. The time period of the famine is 1845-1850.”The weather in Ireland has always been fickle.” Fickle means that the…

INTRODUCTION Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) and Potato (Solanum tuberosum, L.) are the most economically important vegetable crops in Egypt and the most widely grown vegetables in the world. The disturbance of its production affects severely it's local and export impact, because it is considered a very important consumption crop with high nutritional value and a potential export crop for the Egyptian farmers. In Egypt about 20% of total area devoted for vegetable production is cultivated…

000 people left Ireland and went to install themselves in other countries which included Canada. When the Irish people came to Canada, they had an awkward welcoming. Some people accepted them with open arms and respect while others were nervous and afraid. In this essay, I will explain why the welcoming of the Irish people, in Canada, in the 19th century, was beneficial and important to the county, according to today’s standards. In order to do so, I will explain the positive impacts that the…

One of the most pressing issues occuring in Ireland during the mid 1840s to the early 1850s, was the Irish potato famine. There is some debate over whether the British were to blame for the mass emigration of the Irish, or that this emigration was bound to happen anyway. Many historians have established their positions on this issue, including Christine Kinealy and Hasia R. Diner. Kinealy, the author of This Great Calamity: The Irish Famine 1845-52, argues that the British are to blame for…