Michigan State University (MSU)

Michigan State University (MSU)

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Michigan State University (MSU) is a public research university located in East Lansing, Michigan, United States with a number of potato research projects, in particular in the area of Potato Breeding and Genetics.

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Zsofia Szendrei, professor in MSU's Department of Entomology
november 13, 2023

Research team led by MSU scientist receives USD 6 million USDA grant to study pest-management strategies for potato systems

A research team has received a USD 6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) to study insect pest management strategies for United States potato production systems.
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Celebration as Nigeria harvests first batch of biotech-potatoes
december 20, 2022

Nigeria harvests first batch of biotech-potatoes

Elder Isaiah Buwah is growing potatoes for forty years in the Plateau State, North Central Nigeria. Having seen the impact from late blight first hand, he truly enjoyed the harvest of the first batch of - resistant - biotech potatoes.
Nigeria
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United States Government invests USD 2.6 Million in Potato Variety Research
november 10, 2021

United States Government invests USD 2.6 Million in Potato Variety Research

The USDA's National Institute of Food & Agriculture (NIFA) recently awarded four Potato Research grants  totaling USD 2.6 million  as part of their Special Research Grants program.
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september 30, 2021

Breeding beetle-resistant potatoes

In a new study, published in Crop Science, researchers describe genetic tools to develop potato varieties with improved natural resistance to the Colorado potato beetle
United States
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