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Tracing the Genetic Roots of the Modern Potato

Special | 1h 25m 6s

David Spooner shares his research of wild and cultivated potatoes.

Aired 03/18/2009 | Rating TV-G

University Place

Tracing the Genetic Roots of the Modern Potato

Special | 1h 25m 6s

David Spooner shares his research of wild and cultivated potatoes.

David Spooner, a professor in the Department of Horticulture at UW-Madison, talks about major discoveries with cultivated and wild potatoes: species diversity, where they grow, their classifications, and the origins of the first cultivated potatoes.

Aired 03/18/2009 | Rating TV-G

University Place is a local public television program presented by PBS Wisconsin

University Place is made possible by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

University Place

Tracing the Genetic Roots of the Modern Potato

Special | 1h 25m 6s

David Spooner, a professor in the Department of Horticulture at UW-Madison, talks about major discoveries with cultivated and wild potatoes: species diversity, where they grow, their classifications, and the origins of the first cultivated potatoes.

Aired 03/18/2009 | Rating TV-G

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