Potatoes can be propagated by tubers, that is, asexual reproduction (the potatoes we eat are the tubers of potato plants).
Seeds can also be formed by flower pollination, and seed reproduction is called sexual reproduction, so both methods of potato reproduction can be used.
Potato (Solanum tuberosum, English: potato) belongs to Solanum, Panicum, also known as sweet potato and potato. The artificial cultivation of potatoes can be traced back to 8000 BC to 5000 BC in southern Peru.
Potatoes, 15-80 cm tall, glabrous or puberulent. The stem is divided into two parts: aboveground stem and underground stem. Potato is one of the five staple foods in China, with high nutritional value, strong adaptability and large yield. It is the third most important food crop in the world, second only to wheat and corn.
Potatoes are tuber propagation and can be used as medicine. It is flat and sweet, and can treat stomach pain, tuberculosis, carbuncle and other diseases. As food, its storage period should not be too long, and it must be kept at low temperature, dry and sealed. (Note: The buds are slightly toxic). There is evidence that the vitamin C content of potatoes is about four times that of apples.