et ically ▁engine ered ▁pot atoes . ▁Pol lan ▁also ▁discuss es ▁the ▁limitations ▁of ▁mon oc ulture ▁agricult ure : ▁specifically , ▁the ▁ad option ▁in ▁Ireland ▁of ▁a ▁single ▁bre ed ▁of ▁pot ato ▁( the ▁Irish ▁L um per ) ▁made ▁the ▁Irish ▁vulner able ▁to ▁a ▁fung us ▁to ▁which ▁it ▁had ▁no ▁resistance , ▁resulting ▁in ▁the ▁Great ▁Fam ine . ▁The ▁Peru vi ans ▁from ▁whom ▁the ▁Irish ▁had ▁got ten ▁the ▁pot ato ▁grew ▁hundreds ▁of ▁vari eties , ▁so ▁their ▁expos ure ▁to ▁any ▁given ▁p est ▁was ▁slight . ▁ ▁P BS ▁document ary ▁The ▁book ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁the ▁basis ▁for ▁The ▁Bot any ▁of ▁Des ire , ▁a ▁two - hour ▁program ▁broadcast ▁by ▁P BS . ▁ ▁Public ation ▁data ▁Michael ▁Pol lan , ▁The ▁Bot any ▁of ▁Des ire ▁( 2 0 0 1 ) ▁Random ▁House , ▁hard cover : ▁, ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁paper back : ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Co e volution ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁The ▁Bot any ▁of ▁Des ire ▁- ▁official ▁P BS ▁program ▁site ▁- ▁October ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁ ▁" A ▁Plant ' s - E ye ▁View ▁Of ▁The ▁World " ▁interview ▁of ▁Michael ▁Pol lan ▁by ▁N PR ▁ ▁Bot any ▁of ▁Des ire ▁conversation ▁with ▁Michael ▁Pol lan ▁on ▁The ▁News H our ▁with ▁Jim ▁Lehr er ▁June ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁Book brow