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Potato

The potato (/pəˈteɪtoʊ/) is a starchy tuberous vegetable native to the Americas that is consumed as a staple food in many parts of the world. Potatoes are underground stem tubers of the plant Solanum tuberosum, a perennial in the nightshade family Solanaceae.

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Etymology

Description

Phylogeny

History

Breeding

Cultivation

Production

Effects of climate change on production

Nutrition

Toxicity

Uses

Cultural significance

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Potato

Nodes285
Edges284
Triples332
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.007018
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Potato

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related to Culinary · 35
Potato → Ashkenazi, Aymara, Baltic, Bauernfrühstück, Belarus, Belarusian, Boiled, Bolivia, Cepelinai, China, Chuño, Eastern Europe, Finland, French, Friuli, In, In Germany, In Italy, Latvia, Lithuania
related to In art · 31
Potato → Albert Anker, Andes, Anton Mauve, Barbizon, Chailly, Columbian, During, European, Girl, Harvest, He, It, Jean-François Millet, Jean-François Millet's The Potato, Jules Bastien-Lepage, Millet's, Moche, National Gallery, Northern Peru, Potato Harvest
related to Genetic engineering · 28
Potato → Amflora, Bacillus, BASF, Bt, Burger King, Colorado, Commercial, Czech Republic, EU, Europe, European Commission, European Union, Frito-Lay, Gamble, Genetic, Germany, In, March, McDonald's, Monsanto
related to Varieties · 22
Potato → Amylose, Andes, Around, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Crop Genetic Resources Networks, Database, Ecuador, European Cooperative Programme, For, Institute, International Plant Genetic Resources, Over, Peru, Potatoes, Scottish Agricultural Science Agency, The, The European Cultivated Potato, There
related to Spread · 20
Potato → According, After, Columbian, Europe, European, Following, Great Irish Famine, In, Inca Empire, Ireland, Lack, Lima, Old World, Peru, Phytophthora, Russian-American Company, Scottish Highlands, Spanish, The, The International Potato Center
related to Domestication · 14
Potato → Ancon, BC, Bolivia, Chile, Chiloé Archipelago, Columbian, Lake Titicaca, Peru, Potatoes, Solanum, Spanish, The, United States, Wild
related to Pests and diseases · 14
Potato → Colorado, Europe, Insects, Myzus, Other, Pectobacterium, Phytophthora, Rhizoctonia, Sclerotinia, Since, The, The Colorado, Tuta, United States
related to Toxicity · 14
Potato → Atropa, Breeders, Different, Exposure, However, Hyoscyamus, Lenape, Nicotiana, Raw, Since, Solanaceae, Solanine, The, These
related to Breeding · 12
Potato → CRISPR-Cas9, Diploid, Plants, Potatoes, Self-compatibility, Sli, Solanum, Solynta, The, This, Wageningen University, Wild
related to Changes in pests and diseases · 12
Potato → Aphids, Bacterial, Climate, Colorado, Dickeya, Finland, Insect, Late, Pathogens, Ralstonia, These, United Kingdom

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potatoes tubers species varieties starch used plant cultivars solanum many temperatures resistance breeding tuberosum new crop grown food world production

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straw or plastic sheets.At farm scaleinstance ofinvolves covering the growing area with mulches0.80text
potatoes require a well-drained neutral or mildly acidic soilinstance ofinvolves covering the growing area with mulches0.80text
garden compost or manureinstance ofpreferably with additional organic matter0.80text
brown spots on tubersinstance offrom physiological damage0.80text
to slower growthinstance offrom physiological damage0.80text
premature sproutinginstance offrom physiological damage0.80text
and lower starch contentinstance offrom physiological damage0.80text
the potato tuber mothinstance ofInsect pests0.80text
Colorado potato beetleinstance ofInsect pests0.80text
which are predicted to spread into areas currently too cold for them.Aphids which act as vectors for many potato virusesinstance ofInsect pests0.80text
will spread under increased temperatures.Pathogens causing potato blackleg diseaseinstance ofInsect pests0.80text
Ralstonia solanacearum will benefit from higher temperaturesinstance ofgrow and reproduce faster at higher temperatures.Bacterial infections0.80text

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