When the potaoes are kept in a basket inlate rainy season they give out shoots.is it germination?If it is why?

Answer 1

Yes it is germination and the method of potato to produce another potato plant

The starch stored in the tuber is the RESERVE food for the process of germination.

The germination begins from the point where the 'eyes' are located .

Potatoes are generally grown from the eyes of another potato and not from seed. Home gardeners often plant a piece of potato with two or three eyes in a hill of mounded soil. Commercial growers plant potatoes as a row crop using seed tubers, young plants or microtubers and may mound the entire row.

Storage facilities need to be carefully designed to keep the potatoes alive and slow down the natural process of decomposition, which involves the breakdown of starch.

It is crucial that the storage area is dark, well ventilated and for long-term storage maintained at temperatures near 40ºF (4ºC).

For short-term storage prior to cooking, temperatures of about 45-50°F (7-10°C) are preferred.

Temperatures below 40°F (4°C) convert potatoes' starch into sugar, which alters their taste and cooking qualities and leads to higher acrylamide levels in the cooked product, especially in deep-fried dishes.

Potatoes may be kept in the crisper (high-humidity) drawer of a refrigerator, but should be removed and kept in warmth for a few days before use (to allow the sugar to convert back to starch). Under optimum conditions possible in commercial warehouses, potatoes can be stored for up to six months,but several weeks is the normal shelflife in homes.

If potatoes develop green areas or start to sprout, just trim off these areas before using.

Sprout== developing shoots.

Answer 2

It is and we always used these pieces of the potato and planted those. Why? Nature set it up that way.

Answer 3

They are making shoots, I suppose it's a type of gerrmination.