Fusarium wilt caused by Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. ciceris is a soil and seed borne disease affecting chickpea whichis widely distributed where chickpea is grown. It causes yield losses in the range of 12 to 100 % depending on the level of resistance of the genotype and suitability of environmental conditions for disease development. Management of soil borne diseases mainly involves use of preventive measures because it is harder to control the disease once established. Thiram and carbendazim are used
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From Three Views The Great Famine of 1845 -1849 was a trying time for many‚ specifically the Irish‚ British‚ and immigrants to Canada. These three groups‚ although in the middle of the same problem‚ held very different sometimes opposing views. To fully understand why there were various views one must take into account the social‚ cultural‚ economic‚ and governmental situations of each group. For the British‚ the problem was whether or not to take action‚ and if so how and when. In the Irish-men
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. Potato crops were the best option for Irish people because potatoes provide lots of nutrients and the crops were easy to grow in Irish lands due to their adaptability in almost any surface. However‚ the dependency on potatoes started to be dangerous when a new potato disease commonly known as potato blight affected the crops year after year in the 1840’s. This disease caused the loss of great part of the crops until the end of the decade‚ but especially in the year 1847‚ called the black forty-seven
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The years during the mid 1840s to 1850s in Ireland were definitely not the best for many families‚ it was a time of tragedy. These were the years during the horrific times called the Irish Famine‚ also known as the Potato Famine or Great Hunger. The Irish Famine claimed innumerable amount of lives‚ leading to a “mass emigration of famine survivors to the United States” (McCallum). There were countless of families who emigrated to America during this catastrophe in order to escape starvation‚ poverty
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I lived on a potato farm in Ireland during the Great Potato Famine. It was the worst famine in Europe in the 19th century. This famine started in September of 1845 and ended in 1852. During this time‚ life in Ireland was extremely difficult. We suffered from much starvation and disease. Approximately one million of us died and another million emigrated to other countries‚ especially America. The population of the country dropped 20 to 25%. The Great Famine began mysteriously. My family
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In the early 1800s life in Ireland wasn’t easy‚ Irish citizens got by day to day by farming and relying on the potato. The potato was their main source of food and money. With out the potato the Irish would have nothing. No one was prepared for what was about to happen in 1845‚ the beginning of the Great Irish Potato Famine. The Irish Potato Famine was the worst tragedy in the history of Ireland. The outcome of the famine would result in hundreds of thousands dead‚ an failure of the economy
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Ireland suffered greatly during the potato famine in the 1840s. Around one million people died of starvation or disease. Many immigrated to the United States to try to escape the horrid that surrounded them in Ireland.Food was considered the most deadly weapon in a war. Starvation was the leading cause of death in a war. If you had control of the food supply‚ your army had the greater advantage. Your enemies would most likely fall from starvation‚ enviably you would win. Food also gave the soldiers
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Practical guide to detection and identification of Phytophthora Leaf blight A number of Phytophthora species cause leaf blight. These include: P. infestans on potato and tomato; P. palmivora on a large number of tropical fruit species including rubber‚ durian and macadamia; and P. colocasiae on taro. These blights on leaves are first seen as small flecks but within 3-5 days they expand to produce large lesions. Initially‚ infected tissue is water soaked but becomes necrotic (brown or black) in
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Report: The effect of daily treatment with UV light of turf grass greens infected by Sclerotinioria homoeocarpa and Microdochium nivale. Introduction In the Netherlands‚ golf is increasing in popularity and the present golf courses are occupying 7300 hectares in total (Zibb: Portal voor ondernemers. Tips‚ tools en het laatste nieuws). Turf grasses are plants that are made very susceptible to infection by fungi because of their prerequisites. Especially the greens have high demands: The grass
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In 1839‚ Charles Darwin wrote “It is remarkable that the same plant should be found on the sterile mountains of Central Chile‚ where a drop of rain does not fall for more than six months‚ and within the damp forests of the southern islands” (Chapaman). He was speaking of the potato‚ and its ability to adapt to a variety of climates‚ from the semiarid to the tropical wet. Potatoes also have high nutritional value. They supply every vitamin and mineral that a body needs except for vitamin A‚ vitamin
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