The results showed that the range of striped species overlaps with where biting flies are most activeâregardless of species and where the stripes occur on the body, according to the study, published April 1 in the journal Nature Communications.
With potatoes its number 1 crop and producing over 6 million tons of spuds annually, Idaho is the US's top potato producing state. It's followed closely by Oregoâ¦n, Washington, Maine, and Colorado. It also produces most of the french fries for the nation's fast-food restaurants.
The potato is one of America's most popular vegetables. Americans eat an average of 125 lb. of potatoes per person each year. Solanum tuberosum, the scientific name for potato, also called the Irish potato, is a cool-season crop.eed potatoes should be cut so that each piece is about the size of an egg (2â2.5 oz.) with at least one eye per seed piece (Fig. 17). Try to make as few cuts as possible when cutting seed pieces, and ensure you have a clean blade to prevent contamination. Cut seed pieces should heal before planting.