blight

Examples of blight in the following topics:

• Protists as Plant Pathogens

  • Phytophthora infestans is an oomycete responsible for potato late blight.
  • Widespread potato blight caused by P. infestans led to the well-known Irish potato famine in the nineteenth century that claimed the lives of approximately one million people and resulted in the emigration of at least one million more from Ireland.
  • Late blight continues to plague potato crops in certain parts of the United States and Russia, wiping out as much as 70 percent of crops when no pesticides are applied.
  • These unappetizing remnants result from an infection with P. infestans, the causative agent of potato late blight.

• The Potential of Urban Revitalization

• Preamble

  • The City of Grand Rapids wanted to use eminent domain to force landowners to sell property in the city identified as "blighted", and convey the property to owners that would develop it in ostensibly beneficial ways: in this case, to St.

• Urban Decline

  • Another characteristic of urban decay is blight, the visual, psychological, and physical effects of living daily life among empty lots, abandoned buildings, and condemned houses.
  • Louis were built under a policy of urban renewal intended to provide affordable housing, but soon turned into a site of urban blight.

• Using Signal Verbs that Fit the Action

  • For example: To begin, it's worth noting that not all yellow and brown spotting on tomato plant leaves is indicative of early blight.
  • If it seems most likely that your tomatoes are suffering from early blight, you have two possibilities for treatment.

• Agricultural Diversity

  • The tragic, Irish potato famine occurred when the single variety grown in Ireland became susceptible to a potato blight, wiping out the crop.

• Regulation of the Media

  • Greece's regulations are of a similar nature, "banning advertisements for children's toys between 7 am and 10 pm and a total ban on advertisement for war toys. " In the US, many communities believe that certain types of outdoor advertising blight the public realm.

• Ecological Associations Among Microorganisms

  • Bacterial diseases are also important in agriculture, with bacteria causing leaf spot, fire blight, and wilts in plants; as well as Johne's disease, mastitis, salmonella, and anthrax in farm animals.

• Chromalveolata: Stramenopiles

  • One plant pathogen is Phytophthora infestans, the causative agent of late blight of potatoes, such as occurred in the nineteenth century Irish potato famine.

• Sociological Perspectives on Urban Life

  • As with many modern cities the business district that occupied the city center was surrounded by slums and blighted neighborhoods, which were further surrounded by working class homes and the early forms of the modern suburbs.