The Potato: a Long History to Fit our Contemporary World

Cultivated in the Andes for millennia, the potato saw a slow but continuous diffusion after its arrival in Europe. It was, from this new base, disseminated around the world and became an essential staple food for a growing number of populations. Such success rests on its qualities, adaptation to man...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Potato research 2017-12, Vol.60 (3-4), p.223-235
1. Verfasser:	de Ferrière le Vayer, Marc
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Agriculture Biomedical and Life Sciences Climate Life Sciences Nutritive value Plant Genetics and Genomics Plant Sciences Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography Potatoes
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Zusammenfassung:	Cultivated in the Andes for millennia, the potato saw a slow but continuous diffusion after its arrival in Europe. It was, from this new base, disseminated around the world and became an essential staple food for a growing number of populations. Such success rests on its qualities, adaptation to many climates, large number of varieties and nutritional quality.
ISSN:	0014-3065 1871-4528
DOI:	10.1007/s11540-018-9352-9