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Record 1 2007-07-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Root and Tuber Crops
  • Botany
CONT

The part of the potato plant we eat is called the tuber, which is actually an enlarged underground stem. Each plant will produce multiple tubers. Potato tubers come in a variety of colors, but most common are red and white. Their shape can be round, oblong, flattened, or elongated.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Culture des plantes sarclées
  • Botanique
CONT

Le tubercule de pomme de terre occupe une place importante dans l'alimentation humaine et dans l'industrie agro-alimentaire. La qualité commerciale des tubercules et la résistance de la plante aux maladies sont des facteurs qui interviennent dans le choix des variétés, en contrepoids de la productivité. La couleur et la qualité de la chair, la couleur de la peau ainsi que la forme du tubercule diffèrent selon les variétés et interviennent dans le choix des consommateurs.

Spanish

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