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Mike Riley, Head of TOMRA Food is making the case for digital standards during the Fruit Logistica.
Febrero 11, 2018
Digital standards urgently needed in the Food Supply Chain
Mike Riley, Head of TOMRA Food is making the case for digital standards during the Fruit Logistica. TOMRA Food is initiating cross-industry working groups to accelerate development.
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Agrico presents ‘the next generation of potatoes’ at Fruit Logistica in Berlin
Febrero 11, 2018
Agrico presents ‘the next generation of potatoes’ at Fruit Logistica in Berlin
Agrico presented its new generation potato varieties with high resistance to late blight (Phytophthora Infestans) at Fruit Logistica. On the first day of the fair, General Manager Jan van Hoogen explained the meaning of these new varieties.
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The Colorado potato beetle’s rapid spread, hardiness, and recognizable tiger-like stripes have caught global attention since it began infesting potatoes in the 1800s (Courtesy: Zach Cohen)
Febrero 01, 2018
Genome of the Colorado Potato Beetle studied as a model species for agricultural pest
The Colorado potato beetle is notorious for its role in starting the pesticide industry - and for its ability to resist the insecticides developed to stop it. Now scientists have sequenced the beetle’s genome, probing its genes for clues to its surprising adaptability.
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Bill Watts, Senior Research Assistant at Harper Adams University
Enero 28, 2018
AHDB PCN Calculator to be improved with new scenarios and more data on resistance and tolerance of potato varieties
A research project aims to improve the accuracy of the ‘AHDB Potatoes potato cyst nematode (PCN) pallida calculator’ which is currently used as an educational forecasting tool for potato growers in the United Kingdom.
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Proyecto chileno busca eliminar los pesticidas en la agricultura
Enero 25, 2018
Proyecto chileno busca eliminar los pesticidas en la agricultura
Por primera vez se busca utilizar microorganismos presentes en diversos cultivos para generar bíoproductos naturales que tengan relaciones beneficiosas con el cultivo.
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Avebe's Innovation Center as it will look when it is finished (artist impression, above) and how it looked early December when the highest point was reached (below)
Enero 18, 2018
Avebe Innovation Centre leads to New Partnership
Avebe's Innovation Centre reached its highest point early December. The new premises will be housing the Innovations, Sales and Marketing departments. Space will also be made for start-ups in the agrofood sector under the name: Innolab Biobased Economy.
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Damage caused by the potato tuber moth (Courtesy: Katja Poveda).
Enero 13, 2018
When pests graze certain potatoes, yields double
When some Colombian potato varieties are lightly grazed by a pest, the plants respond by growing larger tubers, at times doubling their yields. Researchers see an opportunity and want to know more...
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The Colorado potato beetle, also known as the Colorado beetle is a major pest of potato crops.
Enero 13, 2018
Lunchtime is over for the Colorado potato beetle
Chemicals in the leaves of potato plants, produced naturally by the plant, may hold the key to a new way to control Colorado potato beetles - a major pest for potato growers.
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Honduras comparte resultados de investigaciones sobre raíces y tubérculos
Enero 10, 2018
Honduras comparte resultados de investigaciones sobre raíces y tubérculos
La Secretaría de Agricultura y Ganadería (SAG) colocó a disposición de los usuarios, una colección de resultados de estudios realizados sobre varios cultivos, entre ellos, algunas raíces y tubérculos.
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In future, indoor aluminum surfaces should also be cost-effectively coated with paints based on potato starch.
Enero 03, 2018
Turning Potato Starch into durable coatings to replace Paint and Varnish
If a surface has to be protected against corrosion, this usually takes place through coating it with paints or varnishes. Bio-based, environmentally-friendly solutions are hardly available. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute are developing a cost-effective coating based on renewable raw materials, potato starch in particular
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Golden potatoes, shown in the two examples on the right, pack more vitamin A and vitamin E than traditional white potatoes, seen on the left
Diciembre 21, 2017
Experimental potato delivers bounty of vitamin A and E
An experimental 'golden' potato has the potential to provide as much as 42 percent of a child’s recommended daily intake of vitamin A and 34 percent of a child’s recommended intake of vitamin E, according to a study co-led at The Ohio State University.
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A potato plant (variety 'Doré') affected by potato blight (Phytophthora infestans)
Diciembre 18, 2017
New insights in attack mechanism Potato Blight open the door to biological protection
Identification of the receptor for Cytolisin - the killer toxin of Phytophthora infestans - opens door to biological methods to protect potatoes and selective, biological herbicides as alternative for glyphosate
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Parker Laimbeer (izq.) y Richard Veilleux
Diciembre 15, 2017
Investigadores estadounidenses rastrean los orígenes de la papa y aprenden sobre su potencial sin explotar
Un equipo de científicos de la Universidad de Michigan ha identificado a los antepasados de la papa. Con esta información esperan comprender cómo se domesticó y cómo evolucionó su ADN a lo largo del tiempo.
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Eva Tornberg's fruit drink is - besides the fruit - made of an emulsion of potato and rapeseed oil.
Diciembre 13, 2017
Potato Milk: Swedish scientist makes dairy substitute from potatoes
A smoothie based on 'potato milk' is expected to be commercially available next year. The product is made using a patented process using an emulsion of potato and omega-3 oils as a dairy replacement developed at Lund University by Eva Tornberg.
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Despite the cancellation of the first day of Potato Europe (Wednesday) and the less then perfect weather on Thursday, the 270 exhibitors were able to welcome around 10,000 visitors, just on the Thursday (Courtesy: Rabobank)
Noviembre 27, 2017
How should the next Potato Europe be organised?
For the second time in a row, Potato Europe in Emmeloord, the Netherlands, has fallen through. And the consequences were extreme this year as the first day of the fair was cancelled. We look back with some of the exhibitors and people involved. And we look ahead, because what is going to happen in coming years?
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The University of Maine have introduced a number of potato varieties in recent years resulting from its breeding program, such as the Sebec, the Caribou Russet (AF3362-1) and the Easton
Noviembre 27, 2017
UMaine receives grant for potato breeding with focus on quality improvement and pest resistance
The USDA-NIFA has awarded a grant totaling $388,000 to the University of Maine to study potato breeding and improve quality and pest resistance in the eastern United States.
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Breakdown of the carbon footprint of potatoes - grown in Europe in 2016, for processing (Courtesy: Lamb Weston Meijer)
Noviembre 21, 2017
Research: How can we increase fertilizer efficiency?
The government of Canada last week announced a $1.8 million investment in a research project at the University of British Columbia that includes the development of beneficial management practices for increasing the efficiency of fertilizer use in potatoes.
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Iden Biotechnology - a Spanish biotechnology company - and J.R. Simplot Company, a potato processor and developer and marketer of Innate® Potatoes, recently entered into an agreement to explore the potential for nutritional enrichment of the potato.
Noviembre 18, 2017
J.R. Simplot partners with Iden Biotechnology in a search for genes to enhance nutritional properties of the potato
Iden Biotechnology - a Spanish biotechnology company - and J.R. Simplot Company, a potato processor and developer and marketer of Innate® Potatoes, recently entered into an agreement to explore the potential for nutritional enrichment of the potato.
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