Potato Hybridization Drove Population Growth
Serendipitous hybridization of potatoes may have driven population growth and economic activity. Early European potatoes had small tubers and were considered unfit for human consumption.
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RNZ National
“this a chance it's a chance that they'll survive often hybrids die. And so that serendipitous hybridization. Back through the prehistoric myths of time, there was a chance encounter between an ancestor of the modern tomato and a plant with a remarkable talent for storing energy underground. when they very first came to Europe, they didn't tuberize properly. So they made all these teeny wee little tubers that were like the size of marbles. But they were also thought to be pig food and not fit for humans. And tell them there's a story and I- helping drive population growth and economic activity.”
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