But, how exactly do these tasty tubers end up on our tables? We’ll give you a crash course in potato science, including how potatoes are grown (hint: not from seeds!) and what scientists look for when ...

These miniature tubers, weighing just 136 grams in total — less than half the size of an average potato in China — were grown ...

At just 136 grams, the tubers weigh less than half that of a typical potato in China ... and greatly slowed down the harvest ...

Interestingly, and even humorously, the term tuber comes from the Latin meaning lump or bump. All green parts of potatoes - ...

IN an investigation of the growth- and inhibiting-substances in the potato tuber in relation to its rest period, Hemberg 1 has shown that potato peelings contain an acid and a neutral growth ...

Before harvest, sizing squire is used to measure size of potato seeds, then harvesting is done and later the produce undergoes grading. This entails removal of chuff and damaged tubers.

The potato planting season in Ciego de Ávila has begun, mirroring the issues of previous years with delays, resource ...

Half fill the pot with multi-purpose compost or good quality, fertile garden soil, nestle two seed potatoes into the top ... there's adequate water once the tubers have reached the size of marbles.

Potato seeds are extracted from certified disease-free tissue cultures, not from the plants themselves like other crops. These tissue cultures are used to grow mini-tubers, which are bought by seed ...

"We would have different kinds of yams and sweet potatoes for at least one meal a day. My family would eat it boiled, steamed ...