There are several thousand different varieties of Solanum tuberosum, commonly known as the potato, around the world. But this diversity obscures the fact that various genetic and biological factors ...
At 30 years old, Curzio Caravati moved to the United States from Switzerland, settling into the lakeside town of Kenosha, WI, where he purchased two acres of land and began filling it with crops. It ...
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service use innovative technology to study the lifecycle of potatoes (including development, production, and post-harvest ...
The skin is light brown, the meat luscious and yellow: from the outside alone, this new potato looks like any other. But on the inside, it is different. Its cells produce pure amylopectin, a starch ...
Scientists at the USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) use innovative technology to study the lifecycle of potatoes (including development, production, and postharvest storage), ensuring a ...
Members of the North Dakota and Minnesota potato industry have helped to establish a $1.5 million endowed professorship for Susie Thompson, a North Dakota State University potato breeder. Thompson in ...