The white or Irish potato (Solanum tuberosum) - Barberton

Saturday, 27 February 2016

Item details

City: Barberton, Mpumalanga
Offer type: Sell
Price: R 500

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Contact name anddreasanchez

Item description

The white or Irish potato (Solanum tuberosum), also called the "earth apple" (Fr. pomme de terre), needs no lengthy introduction. The tubers of this and other species were an important source of food to early South Americans, especially the Incas and their ancestors in the Andean highlands. In regions where climate is too cold for maize, natives have been able to grow potatoes