If tomato season is the highlight of summer, potato season is the highlight of fall and winter. As we stock up on flavorful sweet potatoes for fall dinners and russet potatoes for Thanksgiving sides, ...

Potatoes naturally contain glycoalkaloids, but sprouting and green coloring indicate an increase in these compounds and a higher risk of toxic effects like vomiting and stomach upset. Removing the ...

Potato tuber dormancy represents a critical phase post-harvest during which tubers remain quiescent and do not exhibit visible sprouting. This period, governed by an intricate network of genetic ...

Through transcriptomic analysis, researchers uncovered thousands of genes associated with hormone signaling, starch and sugar metabolism, and flavonoid biosynthesis that regulate the ...

Who would have thought that the key to keeping potatoes fresh longer was sitting right in your fruit bowl ? Apples, the unsung heroes of the produce world, hold the secret to sprout-free potatoes.

We made our annual trip to a potato festival in Barnesville, Minn., in August. I enjoyed my bowl of potato dumplings. I also had mashed potatoes and meatballs for the rest of my “stick-to-your-ribs” ...