“We believe there is considerable potential for harvesting the foliage and extracting added value from the potato crop.
As one of the world's most important food crops, potatoes have got everything you need to survive – but could they also help produce the drugs needed to treat illnesses? Researchers at the James Hutton Institute are investigating the feasibility of extracting added value from the potato crop by making use of a high-value compound present in the foliage and stems of potato plants.
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