Clara operates sorting equipment to assess potato clones during the breeding process at HZPC
Abril 05, 2026
HZPC senior breeder Clara Polzer focuses on development of new potato varieties
Clara Polzer moved from Munich to Friesland this summer for her new position as Head of Breeding Fresh Markets at HZPC Research. During the interview, the German thirty-something already speaks Dutch well.
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The potato is used to cooler climate and vulnerabe to environmental stresses; particularly to combinations of heat and drought. (Courtesy: Dr. Markus Teige)
Septiembre 01, 2020
Gran proyecto europeo para desarrollar patatas tolerantes al calor y a la sequía
La Facultad de Ciencias de la Vida de la Universidad de Viena coordina un consorcio de 17 instituciones de investigación académicas líderes en Europa, cultivadores de patatas, una asociación de la UE sin ánimo de lucro, una agencia gubernamental y un desarrollador de tecnología de detección.
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Robert Graveland, HZPC research, Metslawier: ‘Marker-assisted classical breeding is going to change a lot in the range of varieties over the coming ten to fifteen years.’
Octubre 26, 2019
HZPC research: 'Marker-assisted classical potato breeding is going to change a lot in the range of varieties over the coming ten to fifteen years.'
Robert Graveland, HZPC research, Metslawier: ‘Marker-assisted classical breeding is going to change a lot in the range of varieties over the coming ten to fifteen years.’
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