History of potato

The potato history has the roots in the mountains of the South America not protected from a wind. Local residents have found out and grew up a potato approximately 7 000 years BC They have been impressed by its durability, quality of storage and its food value. Though potato tubers were productive and hardy, local residents applied this fact a little. A potato considered as meal for lyumpenizirovan levels of population.

Potato delivery to Europe has occurred in 1570y. When it has appeared in Spain. And approximately 1590 potato have delivered to England. However large-scale cultivation of a potato has begun only in the beginning of 19th century. Originally the crop was used as herbs, and were grown up by pharmacists in Spain.

In potato were engaged throughout three decades therefore it has extended by other part of Europe. Even in this case the potato has been grown up, first of all, with curiosity botanist by fans. Such relation to a potato has been caused because of inveterate preferences in meal, and reputation of a tuber as poisonous meal.

The potato belongs to family paslen and its leaves really poisonous. And if the potato lies down long on the sun it becomes green. The green skin contains the substance named solanin from which a potato has bitter taste. Because of these lacks a potato did not apply in Europe as a product till 1780. Unlike any other product, the potato contains the majority of the vitamins necessary for health.

Very important there was that a fact, that the potato can support 10 persons from one acre of the earth. It became one of the primary factors which have caused a population explosion in the beginning 1800. In the middle of 1800 Irish became so dependent on this product, that the potato poor harvest has caused hunger in the country.

There was a big decline of productivity of a potato, awful illness has been caused by a mushroom known as Phytophthora infestans. It is the most widespread and most dangerous illness of a potato which has led to a devastation of potato cultures across all Europe. For example, potato hunger in Ireland has cut the population by half both through hunger, and through population immigration.

Effective fungicide for struggle against illnesses has been found in 1883y. French botanics Alexander Millarde. Soon the potato has obtained a mass recognition across all Europe and finally has returned back across Atlantic to the North America. Since then the potato became one of the main products of the world.