57-545: Albert College may refer to: Albert College (Dublin) , Dublin City University, Dublin Albert Einstein College of Medicine , New York Albert College (Belleville, Ontario) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about schools, colleges, or other educational institutions which are associated with
114-684: A mating hormone of their own. Pathogen populations are grouped into clonal lineages of these mating types and includes: A1 produces a mating hormone, a diterpene α1. Clonal lineages of A1 include: Discovered by John Niederhauser in the 1950s, in the Toluca Valley in Central Mexico, while working for the Rockefeller Foundation 's Mexican Agriculture Program. Published in Niederhauser 1956. A2 produces
171-454: A broad-spectrum fungicide such as mancozeb or chlorothalonil not just for resistance management but also because the potato plants will be attacked by other pathogens at the same time. If adequate field scouting occurs and late blight is found soon after disease development, localized patches of potato plants can be killed with a desiccant (e.g. paraquat ) through the use of a backpack sprayer. This management technique can be thought of as
228-409: A field-scale hypersensitive response similar to what occurs in some plant-viral interactions whereby cells surrounding the initial point of infection are killed in order to prevent proliferation of the pathogen. If infected tubers make it into a storage bin, there is a very high risk to the storage life of the entire bin. Once in storage, there isn't much that can be done besides emptying the parts of
285-434: A major source of inoculum (or propagules ) at the start of a growing season. This can have devastating effects by destroying entire crops. The mating types are broadly divided into A1 and A2. Until the 1980s populations could only be distinguished by virulence assays and mating types, but since then more detailed analysis has shown that mating type and genotype are substantially decoupled. These types each produce
342-561: A mating hormone α2. Clonal lineages of A2 include: A self-fertile type was present in China between 2009 and 2013. PiINF1 is the INF1 in P. infestans . Hosts respond with autophagy upon detection of this elicitor , Liu et al. 2005 finding this to be the only alternative to mass hypersensitivity leading to mass programmed cell death . P. infestans is diploid , with about 8–10 chromosomes , and in 2009 scientists completed
399-485: A role in overwintering. In other parts of Europe, increasing genetic diversity has been observed as a consequence of sexual reproduction. This is notable since different forms of P. infestans vary in their aggressiveness on potato or tomato, in sporulation rate, and sensitivity to fungicides . Variation in such traits also occurs in North America, however importation of new genotypes from Mexico appears to be
456-683: A significant scientific breakthrough in the study of phytophthera infestans , the fungus which causes potato blight . In the definitive work on the Irish Famine - The Great Hunger - the author Cecil Woodham-Smith states that since Ireland suffered so much from the blight it was "by a stroke of poetic justice that it was in Ireland that much of the final research was carried out... at the Albert College in Glasnevin, Dublin". In 1926
513-823: A single variety of potato, the Irish Lumper . The lack of genetic variability created a susceptible host population for the organism after the blight strains originating in Chiloé Archipelago replaced earlier potatoes of Peruvian origin in Europe. During the First World War, all of the copper in Germany was used for shell casings and electric wire and therefore none was available for making copper sulfate to spray potatoes. A major late blight outbreak on potato in Germany therefore went untreated, and
570-545: A slightly warmer temperature range of 20 to 24 °C (68 to 75 °F). The genus name Phytophthora comes from the Greek φυτό ( phyto ), meaning "plant" – plus the Greek φθορά ( phthora ), meaning "decay, ruin, perish". The species name infestans is the present participle of the Latin verb infestare , meaning "attacking, destroying", from which the word "to infest" is derived. The name Phytophthora infestans
627-517: A viable form for many years. People can observe P. infestans produce dark green, then brown then black spots on the surface of potato leaves and stems, often near the tips or edges, where water or dew collects. The sporangia and sporangiophores appear white on the lower surface of the foliage. As for tuber blight, the white mycelium often shows on the tubers' surface. Under ideal conditions, P. infestans completes its life cycle on potato or tomato foliage in about five days. Sporangia develop on
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#1732780882236684-490: A wild relative of the potato, Solanum bulbocastanum , and introduced by genetic engineering into cultivated varieties of potato. This is an example of cisgenic genetic engineering. Melatonin in the plant/ P. infestans co-environment reduces the stress tolerance of the parasite. Blight can be controlled by limiting the source of inoculum . Only good-quality seed potatoes and tomatoes obtained from certified suppliers should be planted. Often discarded potatoes from
741-408: Is an American cultivar whose parentage includes Ranger Russet and Polish potatoes resistant to late blight. It is a long white-skinned cultivar with both foliar and tuber resistance to late blight. Defender was released in 2004. Genetic engineering may also provide options for generating resistance cultivars. A resistance gene effective against most known strains of blight has been identified from
798-655: Is now central Ballymun — the Albert College Park lands were also transferred to Dublin Corporation at this time and continue to be used as a public park . The sale occurred because the imminent transfer of the Faculty of Agriculture to Belfield became apparent, also a housing crisis occurred in Dublin during the 1960s as a number of old, dilapidated buildings collapsed in the city and land for housing near
855-485: The 1845–1852 Irish , and the 1846 Highland potato famines . The organism can also infect some other members of the Solanaceae . The pathogen is favored by moist, cool environments: sporulation is optimal at 12–18 °C (54–64 °F) in water-saturated or nearly saturated environments, and zoospore production is favored at temperatures below 15 °C (59 °F). Lesion growth rates are typically optimal at
912-994: The United Kingdom , with different criteria developed by growers in other regions. The Smith period has been the preferred system used in the UK since its introduction in the 1970s. Based on these conditions and other factors, several tools have been developed to help growers manage the disease and plan fungicide applications. Often these are deployed as part of Decision support systems accessible through web sites or smart phones. Several studies have attempted to develop systems for real-time detection via flow cytometry or microscopy of airborne sporangia collected in air samplers. Whilst these methods show potential to allow detection of sporangia in advance of occurrence of detectable disease symptoms on plants, and would thus be useful in enhancing existing Decision support systems , none have been commercially deployed to date. Fungicides for
969-638: The certified organic potatoes produced in the United Kingdom and certified by the Soil Association as organic were sprayed with a copper pesticide to control potato blight. According to the Soil Association, the total copper that can be applied to organic land is 6 kilograms per hectare (5.4 lb/acre)/year. Ridging is often used to reduce tuber contamination by blight. This normally involves piling soil or mulch around
1026-523: The resulting scarcity of potatoes contributed to the deaths from the blockade . Since 1941, Eastern Africa has been suffering potato production losses because of strains of P. infestans from Europe. France , Canada , the United States , and the Soviet Union researched P. infestans as a biological weapon in the 1940s and 1950s. Potato blight was one of more than 17 agents that
1083-589: The stems of the potato blight meaning the pathogen has farther to travel to get to the tuber. Another approach is to destroy the canopy around five weeks before harvest , using a contact herbicide or sulfuric acid to burn off the foliage. Eliminating infected foliage reduces the likelihood of tuber infection. The first recorded instances of the disease were in the United States, in Philadelphia and New York City in early 1843. Winds then spread
1140-500: The university president , which look towards the official residence of the president, a lodge at the edge of the grounds. Also in the building are the offices of other senior officials of the university, and those of the institution's fund-raising body, the DCU Educational Trust, and the 1838 Club, a restaurant for staff and postgraduate research students. The adjoining Albert College Extension , with laboratories for
1197-516: The '80s, and A2 spread even more slowly, with Britain having low levels and Ireland (north and Republic) having none-to-trace detections through the '90s. Many of the strains that appeared outside of Mexico since the 1980s have been more aggressive, leading to increased crop losses. In Europe since 2013 the populations have been tracked by the EuroBlight network (see links below). Some of the differences between strains may be related to variation in
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#17327808822361254-497: The Faculty of General Agriculture of University College Dublin (UCD) moved onto the site as a result of the University Education (Agriculture and Dairy Science) Act, 1926, and the establishment became part of UCD. In 1964 University College, Dublin, approved the sale of 359 acres (145 ha) of the Albert College lands to Dublin Corporation , 212 acres (86 ha) of these were on a separate northern site which
1311-491: The RXLR effectors that are present. P. infestans is still a difficult disease to control. There are many chemical options in agriculture for the control of damage to the foliage as well as the fruit (for tomatoes) and the tuber (for potatoes). A few of the most common foliar-applied fungicides are Ridomil , a Gavel/ SuperTin tank mix, and Previcur Flex . All of the aforementioned fungicides need to be tank mixed with
1368-745: The US-1 strain, and of that only one type of: mating type, mtDNA, restriction fragment length polymorphism , and di-locus isozyme . Then in 1980 suddenly greater diversity and A2 appeared in Europe. In 1981 it was found in the Netherlands, United Kingdom, 1985 in Sweden, the early 1990s in Norway and Finland, 1996 in Denmark, and 1999 in Iceland. In the UK new A1 lineages only replaced the old lineage by end of
1425-490: The United States during the 2009 growing season. As colder than average for the season and with greater than average rainfall, there was a major infestation of tomato plants, specifically in the eastern states. By using weather forecasting systems, such as BLITECAST , if the following conditions occur as the canopy of the crop closes, then the use of fungicides is recommended to prevent an epidemic . The Beaumont and Smith periods have traditionally been used by growers in
1482-660: The United States researched as potential biological weapons before the nation suspended its biological weapons program . Whether a weapon based on the pathogen would be effective is questionable, due to the difficulties in delivering viable pathogen to an enemy's fields, and the role of uncontrollable environmental factors in spreading the disease. Late blight (A2 type) has not yet been detected in Australia and strict biosecurity measures are in place. The disease has been seen in China, India and south-east Asian countries. A large outbreak of P. infestans occurred on tomato plants in
1539-529: The United States, the Environmental Protection Agency has approved oxathiapiprolin for use against late blight. In African smallholder production fungicide application can be necessary up to once every three days. In the past, copper(II) sulfate solution (called ' bluestone ') was used to combat potato blight. Copper pesticides remain in use on organic crops, both in the form of copper hydroxide and copper sulfate. Given
1596-537: The United States. It occurs only sporadically and usually has significant founder effects due to each epidemic starting from introduction of a single genotype . The highlands of central Mexico are considered by many to be the center of origin of P. infestans , although others have proposed its origin to be in the Andes , which is also the origin of potatoes. A recent study evaluated these two alternate hypotheses and found conclusive support for central Mexico being
1653-549: The bin that contain tubers infected with Phytophthora infestans. To increase the probability of successfully storing potatoes from a field where late blight was known to occur during the growing season, some products can be applied just prior to entering storage (e.g. Phostrol ). Around the world the disease causes around $ 6 billion of damage to crops each year. Breeding for resistance, particularly in potato plants, has had limited success in part due to difficulties in crossing cultivated potato to its wild relatives, which are
1710-580: The center of origin. Support for Mexico – specifically the Toluca Valley – comes from multiple observations including the fact that populations are genetically most diverse in Mexico, late blight is observed in native tuber-bearing Solanum species, populations of the pathogen are in Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium , the two mating (see § Mating types above) types occur in a 1:1 ratio, and detailed phylogeographic and evolutionary studies. Furthermore,
1767-472: The city became urgently required. University College, Dublin, finally vacated the site in 1979. The fledgling NIHE, Dublin moved on site in 1979, vacating its inner city offices. In 1989 the NIHE became Dublin City University , and continued its capital development plan on the 50-acre (20 ha) former Albert College lands that it owns. The original college building now contains the first floor offices of
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1824-633: The closest relatives of P. infestans , namely P. mirabilis and P. ipomoeae are endemic to central Mexico. On the other hand, the only close relative found in South America , namely P. andina , is a hybrid that does not share a single common ancestor with P. infestans . Finally, populations of P. infestans in South America lack genetic diversity and are clonal . Migrations from Mexico to North America or Europe have occurred several times throughout history, probably linked to
1881-492: The control of potato blight are normally only used in a preventative manner, optionally in conjunction with disease forecasting . In susceptible varieties, sometimes fungicide applications may be needed weekly. An early spray is most effective. The choice of fungicide can depend on the nature of local strains of P. infestans . Metalaxyl is a fungicide that was marketed for use against P. infestans , but suffered serious resistance issues when used on its own. In some regions of
1938-425: The dangers of copper toxicity , other organic control options that have been shown to be effective include horticultural oils , phosphorous acids , and rhamnolipid biosurfactants , while sprays containing "beneficial" microbes such as Bacillus subtilis or compounds that encourage the plant to produce defensive chemicals (such as knotweed extract) have not performed as well. During the crop year 2008, many of
1995-524: The formation of the sexual spores , called oospores . The different types of spores play major roles in the dissemination and survival of P. infestans. Sporangia are spread by wind or water and enable the movement of P. infestans between different host plants. The zoospores released from sporangia are biflagellated and chemotactic , allowing further movement of P. infestans on water films found on leaves or soils. Both sporangia and zoospores are short-lived, in contrast to oospores which can persist in
2052-845: The growth of the pathogen. P. infestans was found to encode around 60% more of these proteins than most other Phytophthora species. Those found in the apoplast include hydrolytic enzymes such as proteases , lipases and glycosylases that act to degrade plant tissue, enzyme inhibitors to protect against host defence enzymes and necrotizing toxins. Overall the genome was found to have an extremely high repeat content (around 74%) and to have an unusual gene distribution in that some areas contain many genes whereas others contain very few. The pathogen shows high allelic diversity in many isolates collected in Europe . This may be due to widespread trisomy or polyploidy in those populations. Study of P. infestans presents sampling difficulties in
2109-497: The hyphae and asexual sporangia can survive for only brief periods in plant debris or soil, and are generally killed off during frosts or very warm weather. The exceptions involve oospores, and hyphae present within tubers. The persistence of viable pathogen within tubers, such as those that are left in the ground after the previous year's harvest or left in cull piles is a major problem in disease management. In particular, volunteer plants sprouting from infected tubers are thought to be
2166-413: The leaves in humid conditions and the whole plant may quickly collapse. Infected tubers develop grey or dark patches that are reddish brown beneath the skin, and quickly decay to a foul-smelling mush caused by the infestation of secondary soft bacterial rots . Seemingly healthy tubers may rot later when in store. P. infestans survives poorly in nature apart from on its plant hosts. Under most conditions,
2223-422: The leaves, spreading through the crop when temperatures are above 10 °C (50 °F) and humidity is over 75–80% for 2 days or more. Rain can wash spores into the soil where they infect young tubers, and the spores can also travel long distances on the wind. The early stages of blight are easily missed. Symptoms include the appearance of dark blotches on leaf tips and plant stems. White mold will appear under
2280-495: The locale. All of the potato-growing countries in Europe would be affected, within a year. The effect of Phytophthora infestans in Ireland in 1845–52 was one of the factors which caused over one million to starve to death and forced another two million to emigrate. Most commonly referenced is the Great Irish Famine , during the late 1840s. Implicated in Ireland's fate was the island's disproportionate dependency on
2337-471: The movement of tubers. Until the 1970s, the A2 mating type was restricted to Mexico, but now in many regions of the world both A1 and A2 isolates can be found in the same region. The co-occurrence of the two mating types is significant due to the possibility of sexual recombination and formation of oospores, which can survive the winter. Only in Mexico and Scandinavia , however, is oospore formation thought to play
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2394-1000: The pathogen. Potato and tomato varieties vary in their susceptibility to blight. Most early varieties are very vulnerable; they should be planted early so that the crop matures before blight starts (usually in July in the Northern Hemisphere). Many old crop varieties, such as King Edward potato are also very susceptible but are grown because they are wanted commercially. Maincrop varieties which are very slow to develop blight include Cara , Stirling, Teena, Torridon, Remarka , and Romano. Some so-called resistant varieties can resist some strains of blight and not others, so their performance may vary depending on which are around. These crops have had polygenic resistance bred into them, and are known as "field resistant". New varieties such as Sarpo Mira and Sarpo Axona show great resistance to blight even in areas of heavy infestation. Defender
2451-408: The predominant cause of genetic diversity, as opposed to sexual recombination within potato or tomato fields. In 1976 – due to a summer drought in Europe – there was a potato production shortfall and so eating potatoes were imported to fill the shortfall. It is thought that this was the vehicle for mating type A2 to reach the rest of the world. In any case, there had been little diversity, consisting of
2508-403: The previous season and self-sown tubers can act as sources of inoculum. Compost , soil or potting medium can be heat-treated to kill oomycetes such as Phytophthora infestans . The recommended sterilisation temperature for oomycetes is 120 °F (49 °C) for 30 minutes. There are several environmental conditions that are conducive to P. infestans . An example of such took place in
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2622-412: The school of engineering, was opened in 1985. Phytophthora infestans Phytophthora infestans is an oomycete or water mold , a fungus-like microorganism that causes the serious potato and tomato disease known as late blight or potato blight . Early blight , caused by Alternaria solani , is also often called "potato blight". Late blight was a major culprit in the 1840s European ,
2679-740: The school of engineering, was opened in 1985. In 1838, John Pitt Kennedy, the first inspector-general of the nascent Irish National School system, acquired land for the Crown for the specific purpose of building a central model farm and training establishment for National School teachers. The teachers were to be taught how to give instruction to children not only in reading, writing, and arithmetic but also in practical and innovative methods of agriculture. Albert College started life in 1838 as Glasnevin Model Farm , sometimes The Glasnevin Institute . It
2736-560: The sequencing of its genome . The genome was found to be considerably larger (240 Mbp ) than that of most other Phytophthora species whose genomes have been sequenced; P. sojae has a 95 Mbp genome and P. ramorum had a 65 Mbp genome. About 18,000 genes were detected within the P. infestans genome. It also contained a diverse variety of transposons and many gene families encoding for effector proteins that are involved in causing pathogenicity . These proteins are split into two main groups depending on whether they are produced by
2793-408: The source of potential resistance genes. In addition, most resistance genes only work against a subset of P. infestans isolates, since effective plant disease resistance only results when the pathogen expresses a RXLR effector gene that matches the corresponding plant resistance (R) gene; effector-R gene interactions trigger a range of plant defenses, such as the production of compounds toxic to
2850-601: The spores, and in 1845 it was found from Illinois to Nova Scotia , and from Virginia to Ontario . It crossed the Atlantic Ocean with a shipment of seed potatoes for Belgian farmers in 1845. The disease being first identified in Europe around Kortrijk , Flanders, in the June 1845, and resulted in the Flemish potato harvest failing that summer, yields declining 75-80%, leading to an estimated forty thousand deaths in
2907-438: The water mold in the symplast (inside plant cells) or in the apoplast (between plant cells). Proteins produced in the symplast included RXLR proteins, which contain an arginine -X- leucine -arginine (where X can be any amino acid ) sequence at the amino terminus of the protein. Some RXLR proteins are avirulence proteins, meaning that they can be detected by the plant and lead to a hypersensitive response which restricts
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#17327808822362964-512: The world during the 1980s and 1990s, most strains of P. infestans became resistant to metalaxyl, but in subsequent years many populations shifted back to sensitivity. To reduce the occurrence of resistance, it is strongly advised to use single-target fungicides such as metalaxyl along with carbamate compounds. A combination of other compounds are recommended for managing metalaxyl-resistant strains. These include mandipropamid , chlorothalonil , fluazinam , triphenyltin , mancozeb , and others. In
3021-648: Was an agricultural college in the northern suburbs of Dublin , Ireland. Today its former main building, known as the Albert College Building , built 1851, is the oldest building on the Glasnevin campus of Dublin City University and contains the offices of the university president , and other executive offices of the university. The Albert College Building also houses the 1838 Club, a restaurant for staff and postgraduate research students. The adjoining Albert College Extension , with laboratories for
3078-600: Was coined in 1876 by the German mycologist Heinrich Anton de Bary (1831–1888). The asexual life cycle of Phytophthora infestans is characterized by alternating phases of hyphal growth, sporulation, sporangia germination (either through zoospore release or direct germination, i.e. germ tube emergence from the sporangium ), and the re-establishment of hyphal growth. There is also a sexual cycle, which occurs when isolates of opposite mating type (A1 and A2, see § Mating types below) meet. Hormonal communication triggers
3135-514: Was not exclusively concerned with the board's educational policies — it also carried out research work in new crop varieties, farming methods and breeding livestock. In 1902 the name Albert Agricultural College was adopted. In 1905 the West Wing was added with residential accommodation, and the East Wing in 1927. In the early 20th century Paul A. Murphy, Professor of plant pathology, made
3192-674: Was originally based in Cuilin House . It was renamed the Albert National Agricultural Training Institution in 1853 after a visit by Prince Albert . The foundation of the college was an important event in the history of agricultural education in Ireland , which trained primary school teachers to the standards required by the Board of National Education in Ireland for the teaching of agriculture, additionally, it also trained those whose aim
3249-405: Was to pursue a career in agriculture. The board established twenty model agricultural schools and provided many national schools with small holdings or gardens. Because of religious opposition and laissez-faire economic policies, the board was forced to discontinue support for the schools holdings in 1863 and in 1874 disposed of most of the model farms. Albert College survived, probably because it
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