Potato famine of Ireland was caused by the attack of fungus

Phytophthora palmivora

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Plasmopara viticola

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Puccinia graminis

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Phytophthora infestans

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Solution

The correct option is C Phytophthora infestans
The Late Blight of potato that caused a famine in Ireland, in 1846, and the Downy Mildew of Grapes that almost caused economic ruin for the wine industry in the Mediterranean, beginning in 1865, were caused by Phytophthora infestans.
So, the correct answer is option D.

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