New life from flowers

Potato breeding involves the mechanics of taking pollen from one flower (variety) and fertilizing the stigma of another flower (variety). A successful pollination will produce 200-300 seeds in a “cherry-tomato”-like berry. Those seeds are sown in pots. Each small tuber that grows is a potential new potato variety. The wonders of what flowers can do!

History of Potatoes

To download a beautifully illustrated history of the potato created by the International Potato Center (CIP), click here. The Odyssey of the Potato, as it’s called, is available in five languages.