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Which crop was affected during infamous Irish famine :
Which crop was affected during infamous Irish famine :
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The correct option is B Potato
- The Irish Potato Famine, also known as the Great Hunger, began in 1845 when a fungus-like organism called Phytophthora infestans. It spread rapidly throughout Ireland. The infestation ruined up to one-half of the potato crop that year, and about three-quarters of the crop over the next seven years.
- It is estimated that at least one million people died from starvation and its attendant diseases, whilst a further one million emigrated during the famine years. The population of the island dropped from over 8 million in 1845 to about 6 million in 1850.
- Hence the crop which was affected during the infamous Irish famine was Potato crop.
- So, the correct answer is 'Potato'.
- The Irish Potato Famine, also known as the Great Hunger, began in 1845 when a fungus-like organism called Phytophthora infestans. It spread rapidly throughout Ireland. The infestation ruined up to one-half of the potato crop that year, and about three-quarters of the crop over the next seven years.
- It is estimated that at least one million people died from starvation and its attendant diseases, whilst a further one million emigrated during the famine years. The population of the island dropped from over 8 million in 1845 to about 6 million in 1850.
- Hence the crop which was affected during the infamous Irish famine was Potato crop.
- So, the correct answer is 'Potato'.
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