Most plants can reproduce both sexually (through flowers and seed) but many important crops, such as potatoes and strawberry, are propagated vegetatively, e.g. through tubers or shoots. A new study of ...

This article was originally featured on Undark. In a field near the Dutch village of Angeren, a biotechnology company named Solynta grows potatoes in square plots, about 16 by 13 feet each. One ...

An ancient hybrid of tomatoes and potato-like plants may have given rise to the modern spud, a new study suggests. By Alexa Robles-Gil As a foodstuff, the potato can be baked, boiled, mashed, smashed, ...