Population of Ireland (millions)
An outbreak potato late blight, caused by Phytophthora infestans, caused the Great Famine of the 1840s
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The late blight epidemics of the 2 1840s hit Ireland particularly
gods and goddesses controlled natural events
Zeus controlled the weather
Ceres or Demeter was the goddess of 年,至今170多年
重要人物和事件:
➢ 法国Marthieu Tillet(1755)—发现小麦腥黑穗病可传染
Paul Bachi, University of Kentucky Research and Education Center, Clemson University - USDA Cooperative Extension Slide Series
烟草花叶病病原物被鉴定为一种病毒 (1890s)
He is considered a founding father of plant pathology (phytopathology) as well as the
founder of modern mycology. His extensive and careful studies of the life history of
Dmitri Ivanovsky
Electron micrograph of TMV