Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is a food crop with great
economic value. It is grown in temperate, tropical and sub-tropical regions.
This crop with multiple uses is attaining the status of staple crop. Potato is
a staple food crop of forty countries around the world. Potato is a tuberous
crop plant which belongs to Solanacea family. Potato is a source of complexcarbohydrates and antioxidants that provide energy and immunity to our body.
The kind and amount of antioxidants may differ in different potato cultivars,
though carotenoids and anthocyanin are predominant in this crop. It also
provides a significant amount of vitamin C and potassium. The skin of medium
size potato (5.3 ounce) contains 110 calories per serving.
This crop, because of high nutritional value, meets the increasing
demand of food in the world. Potato crop is being cultivated in more thanhundred countries and ranks fifth globally due to high production. Potato is
most important dicotyledonous tuber crop in the world. Pakistan ranks at 7th.
number worldwide, due to production of potato
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