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Agriculture · Q40

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Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 40

Q40

In 1883 late blight of potato was inadvertently introduced in India from

A.
Europe
Answer
B.
USA
C.
Mexico
D.
Peru

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
In 1883 late blight of potato was advertently introduced in India from Europe.
Irish famine also known as the Great Irish famine, occurred in Ireland in 1845 - 49 when the potato crop failed in successive years.
The crop failures were caused by late blight, a disease that destroys both the leaves and the edible roots, or tubers, of the potato plant. The causative agent of late blight is the water mold Phytophthora infestans.