MICR 3220 Lecture 1: Historyofplant-microbeinteraction
6 Oct 2016
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That escaped its normal range and affected potatoes. Resulted in famine in 1845-1846, particularly bad in ireland. The irish, particularly the poor, were dependent on potatoes. 1million irish died, and another 1. 5m emigrated. Caused by micro organism bipolaris dryzae (fungus) They attack rice plant seedlings to the point that they yield no rice. Major outbreak in 1942 caused great bengal famine. 3m died of starvation ww2 made it worse. Origin place of coffee is se asia. Major outbreak of coffee rust occurred in 1870s/80s. Wiped out coffee trees by destroying their leaves. Sri lanka switched over to tea bc coffee was impossible. Se asia occupied by brits, brits had intra-be policy so coffee consumption decreased in. Be, while america"s remained the same bc they were not affected. It doesn"t anymore, but term java still associated with coffee. Discovered in 1999 at niagara area probably due to smuggling (first occurrence in na)
