Potatoes were once so despised they were linked to leprosy. What changed? It's a tale of propaganda, survival, and ordinary ...

a disease that mars the appearance of potatoes, though it does not affect the yield. When developing tubers become infected, their response is to form unsightly corky tissue on the skins.

It uses this same method to “teach” potato plants to produce the egg white protein ovalbumin. In both cases, as the plants grow in the soil, they produce within the tuber the desired proteins ...

Fennel contains compounds such as anethole that can inhibit the development of many other vegetables, including potato tubers. So sadly, these two root vegetables should not planted next to each other ...

At just 136 grams (4.8 oz), the tubers weigh less than half that of a typical potato in China, where the most popular varieties are often twice the size of a baseball. China is the world's biggest ...

The potato is a versatile vegetable—baked, roasted, fried, mashed—it can bring something to just about any menu. But, how exactly do these tasty tubers end up on our tables? We’ll give you a crash ...

While the above ground green shoots put out new leaves and stems the underground tubers form and swell. All green parts of potatoes - leaves, stems, seeds, and fruit are poisonous due to high ...

In Irish folklore, when potatoes were introduced in the 16th century from South America, some religious sects wouldn’t plant the tubers because potatoes weren’t mentioned in the Bible.

Though they belong to different plant families, sweet potatoes are often grouped with tubers like white, red, and purple potatoes. However, sweet potatoes are rich in nutrients lacking in red ...

Since its inception seven years ago, the PTC has been catering to the demand of large quantity of disease-free planting material and introduction of new varieties. HT Image The new variety, which ...