Welcome to the Potato

Other potato resources:

The SolGenes Webserver
a U.S.D.A.-funded Genome Database for the Solanaceae, containing information about potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, and related species.
A History of the Potato (in German)
Auf den folgenden Seiten möchte ich Ihnen die spannende Geschichte der Kartoffel näherbringen. Kommen Sie mit und lernen Sie die "knollige Knubbel" von ihrer besten Seite kennen und außerdem...
The Death of Mr. Potato Head (a poem)
International Potato Center
The International Potato Center, known worldwide by its Spanish acronym, CIP, was founded in 1971. CIP works to cultivation, yield, processing, and consumption of potatoes, sweetpotato, and other Andean root and tuber crops. Questions about potato physiology, nutrition, and processing may be directed to the International Potato Center (email: CIP-Communications@cgiar.org). CIP's main web page is at www.cipotato.org.

Request To All Readers

We are requesting readers to contribute material related to the potato for this web site and provide feedback by reviewing the information presented in this page. All contributions and assistance will be appreciated and acknowledged. Please submit your responses by regular or electronic mail to the addresses at the bottom of this page. Thank you!


Questions, comments, suggestions, etc. should be directed to:

The World Geography Of The Potato
The Sustainable Human Ecosystems Laboratory
Department of Anthropology
University of Georgia
Room 151 Baldwin Hall
Athens GA 30602

The information contained in this website will be published in a forthcoming volume "World Geography of the Potato" by CAB International, UK.