Potato, Shelf Life : 3 Months

Botanical Name : Solanum tuberosum

English Name : Potato

Tamil Name : Ourulaikilangu

Family Name : Solanaceae

Cultivation : The world dedicated 18.6 million hectares in 2010 for potato cultivation. The average world farm yield for potato was 17.4 tonnes per hectare, in 2010. Potato farms in the United States were the most productive in 2010, with a nationwide average of 44.3 tonnes per hectare.

History : The potato was first domesticated in the region of modern-day southern Peru and extreme northwestern Bolivia between 8000 and 5000 BCE. It has since spread around the world and become a staple crop in many countries..