Potato papa or Solanum tuberosum,what is the fame of the Potato except Potato famines and more...
Article Content:
- .Basic Botanical Data of Potato.
- .What is a potato?.
- .Origin and Dissemination of Patato.
- .Potato:the Archeology and History.
- .Today's Potato.
- .Parts of Patato:Introduction.
- .Varieties of Potato.
- .Food value of Patato.
- .Constituents of Potato.
- .Nutritional Value and Phytochemicals of Potato.
- .Health benefits and concerns of Potato.
- .Functions,Medicinal Uses of Potato.
- .Dosage and Administration of Potato.
- .Modern Researches of Potato.
- .Research Update:Potato or Solanum tuberosum L.
Parts of Patato:Introduction.
eyebrow - the eyebrow is a leaf scar which always faces the apical end of the potato. Eyebrows are highly concentrated at the apical end.
eye - the eyes on a potato are the growing points for new plants.
stem (basal) end - the stem end is the attachment point between the tuber and the plant. The stem can not produce new plants.
lenticle - lenticles are tiny openings to allow moisture into the tuber.
flower - the potato has a perfect flower which contains both male and female flower parts. The flower has 5 petals.
flower colour - flowers can be white, purple, lilac, or violet depending on the variety of potato.
true seed - if fertilization is successful, a small green fruit ball is produced containing 50 -200 seeds per ball.
leaves - the potato has compound leaves.
root system - cultivated potatoes produce a fibrous root system. True seed potatoes produce a tap root system.
stems - stems originate from the eyes on the potato's surface.
stolons (underground stems)- stolons originate from eyes when the potato is underground. The tuber forms at the tip of the growing stolon.
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