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University of Utah: This Wild Potato May Change the Agricultural Story in the American Southwest
January 22, 2026
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. 22 (TNSjou) -- The University of Utah issued the following news release:

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This wild potato may change the agricultural story in the American Southwest

New archaeological data, interviews with Indigenous elders and evidence from a decade of investigation support the initial stages of domestication of S. jamesii across the Four Corners region, establishing a culture of potato-use that persists to this day.

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