{"id":37016,"date":"2013-07-18T18:42:00","date_gmt":"2013-07-18T22:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planetsave.com\/?p=37016"},"modified":"2013-07-18T18:42:00","modified_gmt":"2013-07-18T22:42:00","slug":"irish-potato-famine-causing-pathogen-is-more-virulent-now-than-ever-6-2-billion-spent-annually-on-arms-race-with-phytophthora-infestans-pathogen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planetsave.com\/articles\/irish-potato-famine-causing-pathogen-is-more-virulent-now-than-ever-6-2-billion-spent-annually-on-arms-race-with-phytophthora-infestans-pathogen\/","title":{"rendered":"Irish Potato Famine-Causing Pathogen Is More Virulent Now Than Ever — $6.2 Billion Spent Annually On Arms Race With Phytophthora Infestans Pathogen"},"content":{"rendered":"
The deadly plant pathogen that caused the Irish potato famine of the 1840s — Phytophthora infestans<\/em> — is actually more virulent now than ever before, as the result of the arms race between the pathogen and modern agriculture, new research has found. Over $6.2 billion dollars are spent every year in an attempt to stay one step ahead of the pathogen, and to limit the damage that it causes.<\/p>\n