Potatoes, 15-80 cm tall, glabrous or puberulous. The stem is divided into two parts the stems and rhizomes. Potato is one of the China five staple food, its nutritional value is high, strong adaptability, high yield, is an important food crop worldwide third, second only to wheat and corn. Potatoes are tubers, can be used as medicine, sweet natured, can cure stomach pain, carbuncle swollen disease, mumps rib. As a food, the storage period should not be too long, to low temperature, dry, sealed. (Note: buds with mild toxicity)
"New Waxy Corn Variety Chiangnan flower glutinous" Department of Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences of grain in 1997 bred, 2001 was approved by Jiangsu crop variety examination committee. I, introduced in 1999, the varieties of thick fleshy, waxy, fragrant, beautiful appearance, is not easy to be confused with normal corn, favored by consumers. "The Chiangnan flower glutinous" general yield of fresh ear yield 750KG, more than 1000kg, mu income up to 1500 yuan.
Purple sweet potato (Name: Dioscorea alata Linn. alata) is also called black potato tuber flesh, purple to deep purple. It is common but sweet potato nutrients, but also rich in selenium and anthocyanins. Purple sweet potato is one of the main raw material of anthocyanins.