Developments in Potato Culture.
All interesting example of tlio impact of .science upon civilisation Iron; the biological side was mentioned’ by Dr. H. (». Denham, Professor -oof Chemistry at Canterbury University' Cell (\go, in an address in Christchurch to the (ieugraphical Association of Canterbury. Dr. Denham said that the introduction of the potato to Europe was the result of the action of a seafarer—not .a botanist--and was of an entirely random nature. From his limited material all the pres-ent-day, varieties had sprung. A few years ago, a group of .Soviet scientists visitedl Central America in the hope of finding new varieties oi potato, which might he useful for plant breeding. In all, they found 15 new cultivated species and 30 new wild species. These new species opened up new avenues of development in potato culture.
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Opotiki News, Volume II, Issue 240, 29 September 1939, Page 4
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134Developments in Potato Culture. Opotiki News, Volume II, Issue 240, 29 September 1939, Page 4
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