SCIENTISTS TRYING TO ELIMINATE SUNBURNED POTATOES

Source: Island Farmer

Why does too much sun turn a potato green? Bourlaye Fofana said the answer is due to compounds known as glycoalkaloids. Fofana, who is a scientist at the Crop and Livestock Research Centre in Harrington, is part of a national project by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada trying to, in effect, breed out the toxins. “This is a topic... (read more)