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Old May 13, 2013   #41
Durgan
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Originally Posted by marktutt View Post
Durgan, diploid potatoes contain only 2 sets of chromosomes, many landrace/primitive types are diploids. They typically have smaller tubers than tetraploid potatoes (4 sets of chromosomes), which are what almost all common commercially grown types are. They also have a different growth pattern, as they haven't been selectively bred for machine harvesting.

Reminds me of my days as a chef, I talked about trying white beets in a dish instead of sweet Japanese turnips and was ridiculed because everyone knew there were no white beets; that is until I brought some in from my garden the next day. Just because you personally haven't seen it doesn't mean it isn't out there.

I won't try to convince you because you've obviously made up your mind that you are right and everyone else is wrong. But some of the folks you're arguing the point with have grown a lot more potato varieties than you.
Has anybody ever seen a potato growing like this?
http://www.durgan.org/URL/?FABDN Virtual Potato

This is what the carpenters are propagation led by the Seattle Times.
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