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by planting tubers, pieces of tubers cut to include at least one or two eyes, or cuttings, a practice used in greenhouses for the production of healthy seed tubers. Plants propagated from tubers are clones of the parent, whereas those propagated from seed produce a range of different varieties.
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and are therefore unsuitable for consumption. All new potato varieties are grown from seeds, also called "true potato seed", "TPS" or "botanical seed" to distinguish it from seed tubers. New varieties grown from seed can be
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Potato fruits are produced when the plants experience cool temperatures and sufficient water. In 2014, many gardeners in
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After flowering, potato plants produce small green fruits that resemble green
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plant that, after flowering, produces a toxic, green
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