Some potatoes are born to become potato chips but some are destined to be beautiful roses bursting through the soil.

Scientists have discovered a way to remove toxic compounds from potatoes, making them safer to eat and easier to store. The ...

A recent study has unlocked the genetic secrets of the wild potato Solanum commersonii, revealing key genes that contribute ...

But wild potatoes are described in most guidebooks (including McCandless's) as a non-toxic plant. So Krakauer's "toxic alkaloid" theory was ridiculed. Krakauer sent some seeds to a professor ...

These organs stay dormant in the soil over winter and wake up in spring to form a new plant. We often notice this awakening at home when older potatoes begin to sprout.” In wild potatoes ...

After finding the disease resistance in potato wild relatives, they crossed the wild plants with cultivated ones. Local farmers then tested the newly developed varieties, voting for the ones they ...