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Doug, also known as Dug, [1] is a tuber in the Cucurbitaceae family that was grown by Colin and Donna Craig-Brown near Hamilton in New Zealand. [2] Weighing roughly 17.4 pounds (7.9 kg), it was thought to be the largest potato on record for a period after its discovery, topping the 11-pound (5.0 kg) record holder at the time.
By the 1970s, the station's potato research was broader than ever before, but the station and its research programs had changed, as the emphasis was placed on the serving industry rather than potato farmers in general. Scientists at the station even began describing their work using engineering language rather than scientific prose. [53]
The Canadian Potato Museum in O'Leary, Prince Edward Island, claims to contain the world's largest collection of potato artifacts. It is also home to a Potato Hall of Fame. A 14-foot (4.3 m) high giant potato made of fiberglass stands at the entrance and visitors can learn about the origins of the wild potato up to modern-day agricultural ...
Now that’s a sizable spud!
Dr David Nelson said it had been a ‘real labour of love’ to work with the new variety, which looks like a clownfish due to its unusual markings.
Discovery of one of the largest gold nuggets in the Black Hills John Eli Perrett (February 9, 1866 or 1868 – February 26, 1943), better known as Potato Creek Johnny , [ a ] was an American frontiersman and gold miner , best known for having discovered one of the largest gold nuggets ever discovered in the Black Hills in 1929.
The smaller basin in the north is home to the newly discovered northern green anaconda. The newly discovered northern green anaconda lurks in the waters on the Amazon's Orinoco basin. The two ...
James Clark (1 May 1825 – 5 June 1890), was an English market gardener and horticulturist in Christchurch, Dorset who specialised in raising new varieties of potato. His most noted success was Magnum Bonum, described by The Times as "the first real disease-resisting potato ever originated and offered to the world". [1]