Plant disease hits eastern US veggies early, hard
Stores in several states are removing tomato plants from their shelves as an infectious and destructive plant disease makes its earliest and most widespread appearance ever in the eastern United States.Late blight occurs intermittently in the northeastern U.S., but this year's outbreak is more serious, as rainy weather has hastened the spores' airborne spread and infected plants have been widely distributed by large retail chains.Although the disease, the same one responsible for the 1840s Irish Potato Famine, is not harmful to humans, it is highly contagious and likely spread on store shelves to nearby uninfected plants, experts say.It can also spread after plants reach their final destination, further increasing the risk to other tomato and potato plants in commercial fields and home gardens.Cornell University professor of plant pathology, Meg McGrath, said late blight was "worse than the Bubonic Plague for plants.""People need to realize this is probably one of the worst diseases we have in
Plant disease hits eastern US veggies early, hard
(AP) -- Tomato plants have been removed from stores in half a dozen states as a destructive and infectious plant disease makes its earliest and most widespread appearance ever in the eastern ...
Fri 3 Jul 09 from PhysOrg
Plant disease hits eastern US veggies early, hard, Fri 3 Jul 09 from AP
Plant disease hits eastern US veggies early, hard, Mon 6 Jul 09 from Examiner
Late blight hits early in Northeast
ITHACA, N.Y., July 5 (UPI) -- The disease blamed for the Irish potato famine in the 1840s is infecting tomato and potato plants in the eastern United States, agricultural officials said.
Sun 5 Jul 09 from UPI
Late blight hits early in Northeast, Sun 5 Jul 09 from RedOrbit
Late Blight - the Irish Potato Famine Fungus - Is Attacking Northeast Gardens and Farms Now
Home gardeners beware: This year, late blight -- a destructive infectious disease that caused the Irish potato famine in the 1840s -- is killing tomato and potato plants in gardens and on commercial ...
Wed 1 Jul 09 from Newswise
Late Blight -- Irish Potato Famine Fungus -- Attacks U.S. Northeast Gardens And Farms Hard, Sun 5 Jul 09 from ScienceDaily
Tomato Plants Removed From Shelves
Stores in several states are removing tomato plants from their shelves as an infectious and destructive plant disease makes its earliest and most widespread appearance ever in the eastern United ...
Mon 6 Jul 09 from RedOrbit
Tomato Plants Removed From Shelves, Fri 3 Jul 09 from RedOrbit
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