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True Potato Seed – TPS Summary Background description Potatoes primarily come from the South and Central Americas – Peruvian and Bolivian Andes highlands – but have been cultivated and moved around by humans for many thousands of years. True Potato…
Botanical name : Solanum pimpinellifolium Synonyms : Common name : Currant Tomato
Solanum family overview The solanum family is often referred to as the ‘nightshade’ family and contains some very commonly home grown food plants – potatoes, tomatoes, eggplants, peppers like capsicum and chili along with some very large industrially cropped plants…
Botanical name : Tropaeolum majus Synonyms : Common name : Nasturtium
Botanical name : Fagopyrun esculentum Synonyms : Common name : Fagopyrun esculentum
Botanical name : Secale cereale Synonyms : Common name : Rye
Botanical name : Oryza sativa Synonyms : Common name : Rice
Botanical name : Zea mays Synonyms : Common name : Corn, Maize, Popcorn Sweetcorn
Botanical name : Oxalis tuberosa Synonyms : Common name : Oca, NZ Yam
Botanical name : Abelmoschus esculentus Synonyms : Common name : Okra