The Russet Burbank potato was invented to help with which situation?
World War I
The Great Depression
The Great Famine
The Civil War
Answer
The Russet Burbank potato was invented in 1872 by Luther Burbank, an American horticulturist, as a way to help feed the millions of people suffering from the Great Famine in Ireland. The Russet Burbank is a hardy potato that is resistant to pests and diseases, and it also produces a large crop.
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Luther Burbank developed a successful variety of which grain?
In what California city did Luther Burbank open a nursery and experimental farm?
Burbank was instrumental in promoting the _____________ farming model.
Burbank's work inspired which well-known American industrialist?
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