HORTICULTURE

Detailed explanation-1: -The humble potato was domesticated in the South American Andes some 8, 000 years ago and was only brought to Europe in the mid-1500s, from where it spread west and northwards, back to the Americas, and beyond.

Detailed explanation-2: -Where did potatoes originate? The Inca Indians in Peru were the first to cultivate potatoes around 8, 000 BC to 5, 000 B.C. Potato History: The ancient civilizations of the Incas used the time it took to cook a potato as a measurement of time.

Detailed explanation-3: -The potato remains a traditional crop for small farmers in the Andean region, where it is cultivated along with potato species unknown elsewhere. In other countries-Argentina, Brazil, and Colombia-production of Solanum tuberosum by large scale commercial growers is increasing.

Detailed explanation-4: -The comfort food we know and love today as the potato was domesticated between 8, 000 and 10, 000 years ago from a wild species native to the Andes Mountains in southern Peru. During the 16th century, Spanish conquistadors are believed to have transported the rugged root-like vegetable across the Atlantic.