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Blight

Dilapidated or abandoned property. Blight causes low property values in the surrounding area, and is strongly associated with crime and capital flight. Many municipalities take steps to reduce blight; for example, a city may offer a tax incentive for a business to move into a blighted area or a grant to repair a building. Some blighted areas, however, are considered to be beyond repair.

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Desiree potatoes are just one of the varieties affected by blight (right)

Stop crops going to pot; The humble potato causes a flurry of excitement for gardeners at an annual Warwickshire gardening charity event. But will the persistent wet weather blight growing prospects? Sarah Probert reports

We used to think that 'Cara' was blight resistant, but it isn't any more.

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GRABBY DEVELOPERS know a sure way to overcome resistance from an owner who refuses to sell his property: Declare it blighted. That's what happened recently in Mount Vernon, New York, which borders on New York City.

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Late blight is sometimes said to be the most dangerous potato disease in the world.

Ireland approves field tests of bioengineered potatoes

Dicklow said late and early blight are two different organisms.

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The property owners who happen to reside in a state where condemnation blight is recognized may be able to seek compensation for the decline in property value caused by the pending project.

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The late blight disease causes loses in terms of reduced crop yield, poor quality of fruits and diminished storability (Nowicki et al., 2012).

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Researchers at Dundee University and the James Hutton Institute believe wild potato genes could be key to tackling blight.

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David Blight arrives in New York pulling his carry-on luggage, en route from Washington, soon to fly onwards to San Francisco.