Those potatoes looked like the perfect ingredients to make a big batch of mashed potatoes when you bought them last week, but now the vegetables look a little, well, unique. Potato sprouts, also ...

In many households, it happens that potatoes with small sprouts suddenly appear in the storage box. Especially with longer storage or suboptimal conditions, tubers sprout quickly. But can you still ...

Unlike many other items, potatoes do not actually need to be refrigerated, and, in fact, they will fare better outside the ...

You’re about to start making your favorite potato recipe when you notice them: knobby, misshapen white growths poking out of the potato’s skin. Commonly called “eyes,” these growths occur when ...

Potatoes are one of the hardiest vegetables you can keep in your kitchen. They’re resilient, affordable, and when stored properly, they can last for several months. So buying them in bulk and having ...

A reader, friend and orchardist once asked me why he couldn't get his potatoes to sprout. A few weeks ago, one of my friends from the pool asked me that same question. I have not seen anything about ...

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