Review article

Agrotechnics of mercantile potato production

Ivan Korunek ; Hrvatski zavod za poljoprivrednu savjetodavnu službu
Suzana Pajić ; Hrvatski zavod za poljoprivrednu savjetodavnu službu

Abstract

Potato (Solanum tuberosum) as we know today is a herbaceous several-years plant that belongs to the family of Solanaceae. Various wild potato sorts are spread out in the southern part of North America, in Mexico, Central America and throughout South America. The habitat of tomato is South America, the area of the Andes (Peru, Bolivia), where together with corn, it was the main Incas’ food. It was introduced to Europe in 16th century and was first mentioned by a Swiss botanist Kaspar Bauhin in 1596 under the name of Solanum tuberosum esculentum.
It was brought to the Croatian area by the soldiers of the Military Border in 1779 and 1780.
It is understandable that in Croatian area there used to be the initial resistance to potato introduction into food, but also into the agricultural production as well.

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Hrčak ID:

164121

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/164121

Publication date:

4.6.2007.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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