AY Honors/Fungi/Downy mildew

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Downy mildew refers to any of several types of water mould that infect plants. In commercial agriculture, they are a particular problem for growers of potatoes, grapes and vine-type vegetables. Often known for the Irish Potato Famine in the 1940's.

The prime example is Peronospora farinosaas featured in NCBI-Taxonomy and HYP3. Template:Protist-stub Template:Agri-stub ja:べと病