Know that potatoes are an important source of nutrient in your diet. Know that the fruit, leaves, and green tubers of potatoes are poisonous. Understand the relationship between potatoes and the Irish famine. Know the importance of hilling or mulching in potato production. Know when to harvest new and main season potatoes.
Tubers have a number of buds called eyes iii.
Tuber formation is accelerated by short days 2. Garlic d. Difference from tuber and root i. Stem does not increase in size but the base of the leaves swell ii. Results from an increase in cell size iii. Require high temperatures and long days for bulb formation B. History 1. Contain the alkaloid solanin ii.