Christophe Courteau / Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) silverback sitting on boundary wall between Volcanoes National Park and a Potato crop, looking into valley. Area to be restored to forest. Rwanda.

Ernie Janes / Potato (Solanum tuberosum) crop irrigation, Norfolk, UK, July 2011

Nigel Cattlin / Bell helicopter spraying a potato crop with trace element fertilizer and a fungcide against late blight, Hampshire

Nigel Cattlin / Garden symphylan (Scutigerella immaculata) a serious soil pest of Potatoes (Solanum tuberosum) and other root crops.

Nigel Cattlin / Young potato crop (Solanum tuberosum) on level fenland field. Cambridgeshire, England, UK. June.

Nigel Cattlin / Potato (Solanum tuberosum) plants, a young organic crop on large flat fenland field. Cambridgeshire, England, UK. June.

Christophe Courteau / Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei), silverback exploring potato crops on farmland adjacent to Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda.

Christophe Courteau / Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) silverback walking through farmland with potato crop to feed on Eucalyptus tree sap. Outside Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda.

Christophe Courteau / Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) silverback sitting amongst Potato crop on farmland next to / outside Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda.

Christophe Courteau / Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) juvenile feeding on gum of Eucalyptus within Potato crop. Outside of Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda.

Christophe Courteau / Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) silverback exploring Potato crop, outside Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda.

Christophe Courteau / Potato germinating (Solanum tuberosum)

Will Watson / Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata) on Potato (Solanum tuberosum) leaves, Romania.

Ernie Janes / RF- Potato (Solanum tuberosum) crop in flower with sprayer spraying fungicides, Norfolk, England, UK, July. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)

Gary K. Smith / Potato (Solanum tuberosum), 'Arran Pilot', 'Juliette' and 'Sharpes Express', set to chit prior to planting, England, UK. February.

Brent Stephenson / Crop of new freshly dug Rocket potatoes on the ground in a vegetable garden, Coleford, Gloucestershire, England, August.

Brent Stephenson / Gardener digging up his crop of new Rocket potatoes from a vegetable garden, Coleford, Gloucestershire, England, August 2011. Model release.

Gary K. Smith / Potatoes (Solanum tuberosum) 'Pink Fir Apple', Norfolk, England UK. October

Gary K. Smith / Potatoes (Solanum tuberosum) 'Pink Fir Apple', Norfolk, England UK. October

Gary K. Smith / Potatoes (Solanum tuberosum) 'Pink Fir Apple', Norfolk, England UK. October

Gary K. Smith / Potato (Solanum tuberosum) haulms cut back to restrict blight, Norfolk, England, UK. September

Pascal Pittorino / Potatoes (Solanum tuberosum) growing in rows in an organic garden, Toulon, Var, Provence, France, May

Pascal Pittorino / Vegetables growing in rows in an organic garden, Potatoes (Solanum tuberosum), Tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum), Green beans (Phaseolus vulgaris), Var, Provence, France, June.

Pal Hermansen / Potatoes (Solanum tuberosum) 'Kerrs Pink'

Ernie Janes / Potato crop ( Solanum tuberosum) in flower, Norfolk, England, UK

Eric Dragesco / Man collecting potatoes, Shang Village, Hemis NP, at altitude of 4050m, Ladakh, India, October 2012

Adrian Davies / Chitted Potato (Solanum tuberosum), showing young shoots, April.

Nick Turner / Potato plants in flower (Solanum tuberosum) on an allotment, UK, June 2011.

Nick Turner / Potato plants in flower (Solanum tuberosum) on an allotment, UK, June 2011.

Gary K. Smith / Seed potatoes, Swift variety (Solanum tuberosum) in wooden tray, ready for planting. Norfolk, UK, March.

Ernie Janes / RF- Field of Potato plants (Solanum tuberosum) Norfolk, UK, June. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)

Niall Benvie / Potato (Solanum tuberosum) sprouting

Gary K. Smith / Freshly dug 'charlotte' potatoes in gardener's hands, UK, June.

Gary K. Smith / Freshly dug new potatoes, 'Arran Pilot' tubers in sieve, UK, May.

Gary K. Smith / First early new potatoes (Solanum tuberosum} 'Arran Pilot', freshly dug tubers being gathered in china bowl, Norfolk, UK, May

Gary K. Smith / Arran Pilot seed potatoes (Solanum tuberosum) close-up of chitted tuber showing young shoots, Norfolk, UK

Gary K. Smith / Potatoes (Solanum tuberosum) and onions (Allium cepa) in garden potting shed with associated gardening implements, England, UK

Gary K. Smith / Potatoes (Solanum tuberosum) and onions (Allium cepa) in garden potting shed with associated gardening implements, England, UK

Gary K. Smith / Potatoes (Solanum tuberosum). Freshly dug root of red skinned salad potato - Roseval variety. England, UK, July

Gary K. Smith / Potatoes (Solanum tuberosum). Freshly dug root of red skinned salad potato - Roseval variety. England, UK, July

Gary K. Smith / Woman gardener planting new potatoes {Solanum tuberosum} in small vegetable plot, Norfolk, UK, March

Gary K. Smith / Seed potatoes {Solanum tuberosum} planted in trench, ready for covering with soil, UK

Gary K. Smith / New Potatoes {Solanum tuberosum} being chitted in egg tray, 'Rocket' variety, UK

Gary K. Smith / New Potatoes {Solanum tuberosum} being chitted in egg tray, 'Rocket' variety, UK

Gary K. Smith / Mechanised soil preparation, (bed forming) for commercial potato crop, with gulls, Norfolk, UK, March

Nature Production / Potato flowers {Solanum tuberosum} Japan

Gary K. Smith / Runner Bean seeds (Phaseolus coccineus), seedling potatoes (Solanum tuberosum) and shallots (Allium genus) UK

Gary K. Smith / Runner Bean seeds (Phaseolus coccineus), seedling potatoes (Solanum tuberosum) and shallots (Allium genus) UK