PotatoesaremembersoftheSolanaceaefamily.Ofthemanytuber-formingSolariumspecies,theone thatismostwidelycultivatedisSolariumtuberosum.In2007totalworldproductionofpotatoeswas morethan320milliontonnes,andabout66%wereconsumedbypeopleasfood.Theother34% productionisusedasanimalfeed,andaspotatostarchinpharmaceuticals,textiles,ad...