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Scientists interested in potato leaves

June 24, 2009, Fredericton, NB – Six species of wild South American
potatoes are growing in plots in Fredericton, N.B., not for their
tubers but for their leaves.

June 24, 2009, Fredericton, NB – Six species of wild South American potatoes are growing in plots in Fredericton, N.B., not for their tubers but for their leaves.

The plants are resistant to the Colorado potato beetle. Researchers involved in the BioPotato Network are examining the chemicals in the leaves looking for the compound(s) that control the resistance.

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