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Add new Web site: Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health - The Nutrition Source - Are Potatoes Healthy? Nov 08, 2026
Article title updated for style. Nov 04, 2026
Corrected display issue. Jul 31, 2026
Added information about its history and importance to Andean peoples. Mentioned additional uses and common pests and diseases. Jul 30, 2026
Add new Web site: University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources - Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program - Cultural Tips for Growing Potato. Mar 13, 2026
Add new Web site: ABC listen - Victorian Afternoons - Everything you need to know about the potato. Nov 26, 2025
Add new Web site: Colorado State University Extension - Potatoes in the Home Garden. Mar 21, 2025
Questions and answers added. Mar 19, 2025
Add new Web site: Oklahoma State University Extension - Potato Production. Feb 04, 2025
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Perspective: Potatoes, Quality Carbohydrates, and Dietary Patterns. Dec 09, 2024
Add new Web site: University of Nebraska–Lincoln - Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources - CropWatch - Potatoes. Oct 15, 2024
Add new Web site: Utah State University - Yard and Garden Extension - How to grow Potatoes in your home garden. Jun 19, 2024
Add new Web site: Milne Publishing - Potatoes: Solanum tuberosum. May 08, 2024
Add new Web site: Unieversity of Minnesota Extension - Growing potatoes in home gardens. Mar 28, 2024
Add new Web site: Michigan State University - College of Agriculture and Natural Resources - A Guide to Growing Potatoes In Your Home Garden. Oct 09, 2023
Add new Web site: Royal Horticultural Society - How to grow potatoes. Aug 16, 2023
Add new Web site: University of Massachusetts Amherst - Center for Agriculture, Food, and the Environment - Potato, Identifying Diseases. Jun 20, 2023
Add new Web site: North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox - Potato. Apr 26, 2023
Add new Web site: The World's Healthiest Foods - Potato. Nov 11, 2022
Add new Web site: Pennsylvania State University - PlantVillage - Potato. Aug 29, 2022
Add new Web site: The Spruce - How to Grow Potatoes. May 02, 2022
Add new Web site: Verywell Fit - Potato Nutrition Facts and Health Benefits. May 02, 2022
Removed video of German potato harvest. Jan 11, 2022
Add new Web site: Idaho Potato Museum - Potato Facts. Feb 20, 2021
Add new Web site: Science Kids - Fun Science and Technology for Kids! - Potato Facts for Kids. Feb 20, 2021
Media added. Nov 25, 2020
Add new Web site: Vegetable Facts - History of Potatoes. Dec 12, 2019
Add new Web site: The World's Healthiest Foods - Potatoes. Dec 12, 2019
Add new Web site: WebMD - Health Benefits of Potatoes. Feb 26, 2019
Corrected display issue. Nov 28, 2018
Media added. Apr 05, 2018
Media added. Aug 11, 2016
Added video. Sep 10, 2015
Added information on the Incan use of the potato, and the susceptibility of modern varieties to pests and disease. Jul 17, 2015
Added video. Feb 19, 2015
Added video. Feb 04, 2015
Add new Web site: Botanical.com - Potato. Apr 29, 2014
Add new Web site: Missouri Botanical Garden - Solanum tuberosum. Apr 29, 2014
Add new Web site: Plants of the World online - Solanum tuberosum L. Apr 29, 2014
Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Potato. May 01, 2013
Add new Web site: Patient - Middle ear infection (otitis media). Apr 30, 2012
Media added. Nov 03, 2011
Media added. Feb 26, 2009
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Science - Potato. Feb 05, 2009
Media added. Oct 11, 2007
Article revised. Apr 07, 1999
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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