Potato, wheat, rice, corn and sorghum are also called the five major crops in the world. Potato tuber contains a lot of starch, which can provide abundant calories for human body, and is rich in protein, amino acids, vitamins and minerals, especially its vitamin content is the most complete among all food crops. In Europe and America, especially in North America, potato has long been the second staple food.
Basic information:
The primary leaves are simple and entire. With the growth of the plant, pinnate compound leaves are gradually formed. Perennial herbs, but cultivated once a year or twice a year. Underground tubers are round, oval, oval, etc., with bud eyes and red, yellow, white or purple skin. The stems on the ground are prismatic and hairy. Odd pinnate compound leaves. Cymes are terminal, white, red or purple. Berries are spherical, green or purple-brown. Seeds kidney-shaped, yellow.
An annual herb of Solanum in Solanaceae. The scientific name of potato is also commonly known as potato, yam egg, sweet potato (used in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao), sweet potato, sweet potato (used in Shandong) and sweet potato (used in cities and counties such as Lianyungang in Xuzhou, Jiangsu, especially Xinyi in the middle). Tubers are edible and are important crops for both food and vegetables.