Clara operates sorting equipment to assess potato clones during the breeding process at HZPC
april 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.
Nederland
The potato is used to cooler climate and vulnerabe to environmental stresses; particularly to combinations of heat and drought. (Courtesy: Dr. Markus Teige)
september 01, 2020
Major European project to develop heat- and drought-stress tolerant potatoes
The Faculty of Life Sciences of the University of Vienna coordinates a consortium of 17 European leading academic research institutions, potato breeders, a non-profit EU association, a government agency and a screening technology developer.
Oostenrijk
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.’
november 06, 2019
HZPC research: 'Door merkergestuurde klassieke veredeling gaat er de komende tien tot vijftien jaar veel in het rassenpakket veranderen.'
Robert Graveland, HZPC research, Metslawier: 'Door merkergestuurde klassieke veredeling gaat er de komende tien tot vijftien jaar veel in het rassenpakket veranderen.'
Nederland